Question follow-through · 66639

Sports: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Sport England’s Planning Statutory Consultee status on the provision of sporting facilities in new housing developments.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
14 Jul 2025
Answer
21 Jul 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Sport England’s Planning Statutory Consultee status on the provision of sporting facilities in new housing developments.

  2. 14 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is reviewing the statutory consultee system, including Sport England, to promote growth and unblock building.The statutory consultee system must work in support of development and economic growth—reflecting the central place of these object...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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