Recommendation 101

By way of example, the Minister for Housing and Planning, Rachel Maclean MP, sits in DLUHC which is also responsible for local government finance and policy. 137 However, the introduction of biodiversity net gain and local nature recovery strategies has given Defra an active stake in the planning process. It is responsible for providing funding to support local planning authorities and upper-tier authorities to deliver these policies and leads on the relevant primary and secondary legislation.