Question follow-through · 67813
Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the role of the (a) planning inspector and (b) local planning authority in determining priority be given to brown field development when a local plan includes (a) brownfi
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the role of the (a) planning inspector and (b) local planning authority in determining priority be given to brown field development when a local plan includes (a) brownfi
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jul 2025
Answer published
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies and decisions should give substantial weight to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements for homes and other identified needs.It is for the decision mak...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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