Question follow-through · 100867

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of enclosing motorway systems in noise barriers on the suitability of land for housebuilding.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of enclosing motorway systems in noise barriers on the suitability of land for housebuilding.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    My Department has no current plans to make such an assessment. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment by preventing new and existing develo...

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