A question on #Quarrying #PlanningPermission tabled by Alberto Costa on 20-01-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Quarrying: Planning Permission
Question ID: 1756862
UIN: 24888
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-20
Asking Member ID: 4439
Asking Member display name: Alberto Costa
Asking Member handle: albertocostamp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @albertocostamp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria her Department uses to evaluate non-statutory guidance to inform planning policy for (a) quarries and (b) related proposed developments.
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Date answered: 2025-02-04
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Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: Planning policy for minerals is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. This is supported by Planning Practice Guidance, including details on how planning authorities should assess the environmental impacts of mineral extraction.By law, plannin...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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