Sarah Green MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Historic Buildings: Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of redeveloping heritage properties on meeting housing targets.
Answer: There are no plans to weaken heritage protections in the planning system. The responsibilities of local planning authorities to recognise and protect their historic assets, making use of built heritage and conservation expertise as necessary, remain unalt...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to review the 10% commission on the sale of park homes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 44299 on 16 April 2025.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that previously (a) contaminated and (b) hazardous sites are subject to site investigations prior to development.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by remediating and mitigating despoiled, degraded, derelict, contaminated and unstable land, where appr...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that contaminated land is remediated prior to new development.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by remediating and mitigating despoiled, degraded, derelict, contaminated and unstable land, where appr...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Council TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the time period for exemption from Council Tax for retirement properties left vacant after death of their owner.
Answer: Where a dwelling is left empty following the passing of the occupant, the dwelling will be exempt from council tax until probate is granted or letters of administration are signed. A further six months exemption is available so long as the dwelling remain...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLeaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for laying regulations under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to increase standard lease terms to 990 years.
Answer: The Governments intend to act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. These include a new right to a lease extension for leas...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProperty Development: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the plann
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that local residents are adequately informed about planning applications, particularly those involving large developments that may significantly impact their communities.Article 15 of the Town and Country Planning (...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the sale of a proportion of new homes to those under 30.
Answer: This Government wants to help first-time buyers of all ages. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the Government has committed to introducing a permanent, comprehensive mortgage guarantee scheme and to giving first-time buyers the...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of airspace development to help tackle housing shortages.
Answer: The Government recognises the value of upward extensions in delivering urban intensification where appropriate. We are consulting on further support for upward extensions as part of our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Fram...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 on airspace development.
Answer: The Department conducted an impact assessment for the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2022 which included the impact of the Act’s provisions on development and housing supply. The assessment can be found here.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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