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Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Planning Permission

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 119009

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115602 on Nature Conservation: Planning Permission, what monitoring requirements are required for developments located near hydrologi

Answered by Mary Creagh

Any monitoring requirement would depend on the nature of both the development and the wetland’s protected status.

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