Question follow-through · 91614

Property Development: Recreation Spaces and Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of tree planting and the provision of public open space for completed residential developments in England since 2015.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
25 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of tree planting and the provision of public open space for completed residential developments in England since 2015.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    My Department has made no such assessment. The implementation of national planning policy is a matter for local planning authorities. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out clear policy regarding tree planting and the provision of public open spa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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