Question follow-through · 75895

Charities: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework supports charities.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the National Planning Policy Framework supports charities.

  2. 10 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The National Planning Policy Framework supports the facilities and services communities need. It makes clear that planning policies and decisions should plan positively for the provision and use of shared spaces, community facilities and other local servi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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