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Land Banking: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to deter land banking in Yeovil constituency.

answeredAdam DanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
2 Jul 2025
Answer
7 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to deter land banking in Yeovil constituency.

  2. 2 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The government wants to see homes built faster and we recognise the frustrations that stalled or delayed sites can cause to communities. Once housebuilders have been granted permission for residential development, meeting local housing needs and preferenc...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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