Asked
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to Lead Local Flood Authorities on the application of Section 245 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 when assessing Flood Ri
Reply
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act (LURA) 2023 amended Section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act to create a new duty for relevant authorities to ‘seek to further’ the statutory purposes of Protected Landscapes.In December 2024, the governmen...