World Heritage Sites
(asked on 3rd October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to enact primary legislation ensuring that UK World Heritage Sites receive statutory protection from inappropriate planning consents.
This question was answered on 11th October 2016
Where appropriate UK World Heritage sites are afforded statutory protection through designation of specific assets through existing legislation. Other aspects of World Heritage Sites are key material considerations in the determination of planning applications.