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Recommendation 36
36
Mandate prescriptive standards for green and blue infrastructure in all new and refurbished developments.
Recommendation
The Government should be more prescriptive on the standards of green and blue infrastructure in new developments. The Government should mandate initiatives like Natural England’s Green Infrastructure Framework in new and refurbished developments to seek to ensure high standards of green and blue infrastructure are applied consistently across local planning authorities. (Recommendation, Paragraph 127)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 13 March 2026. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗