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New Towns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16954 on New Towns, whether a requirement to have a New Town will be imposed on local planning authorities if (a) they do n

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
14 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16954 on New Towns, whether a requirement to have a New Town will be imposed on local planning authorities if (a) they do n

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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