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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 119010

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to ask the Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115602 on Nature Conservation: Planning Permission, what guidance her Department issues to Natural England on

Answered by Mary Creagh

This is determined by various legislation and the National Planning Policy Framework.

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