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Ports: Planning

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 107165

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how decision-makers should interpret the requirement for applicants to assess the implications of port developments for Shoreline Management Plans, marine plans and coastal defence capital programmes; and wheth

Answered by Keir Mather

A final text of the National Policy Statement for Ports (NPSP) will be published in due course.

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