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Brownfield Sites: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s September 2025 report entitled Brownfield Potent

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
16 Oct 2025
Answer
21 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s September 2025 report entitled Brownfield Potent

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including the development of under-utilised land and buildings to meet the need for homes ...

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