A question on #PlanningPermission #CarbonEmissions tabled by David Simmonds on 27-11-2024 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Planning Permission: Carbon Emissions
Question ID: 1745200
UIN: 16543
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-27
Asking Member ID: 4872
Asking Member display name: David Simmonds
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Asking Member Twitter reference: David Simmonds
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has issued guidance on whether the embodied carbon of an existing building is a material consideration in the planning process.
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Date answered: 2024-12-05
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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: The government’s Planning Practice Guidance on Climate Change, National Design Guide and National Model Design Code provide general guidance on how carbon impacts can be taken into account in the planning process.In our recent consultation on proposed ref...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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