Question follow-through · 47646

Network Rail: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Network Rail last carried out an (a) audit and (b) inventory of its railway property estate to identify (i) sites and (ii) spaces suitable for residential development.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
28 Apr 2025
Answer
6 May 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Network Rail last carried out an (a) audit and (b) inventory of its railway property estate to identify (i) sites and (ii) spaces suitable for residential development.

  2. 28 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 May 2025

    Answer published

    Network Rail regularly assesses its portfolio for opportunities and has active pipelines of existing sites that could be identified for residential development. Network Rail’s Regional and Group Property teams work closely together to identify sites to de...

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