Question follow-through · 104065
Crematoriums: Green Belt
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the legality of developing crematoria on Green Belt land; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current planning framework govern
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Housing and planning
- Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform · 8 Jan 2026
- Park Homes: Sales · 6 Feb 2026
- Park Homes: Sales · 6 Feb 2026
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Personnel Management · 23 Feb 2026
- HM Land Registry: Leasehold · 2 Mar 2026
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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
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the legality of developing crematoria on Green Belt land; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current planning framework govern
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2026
Answer published
The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making.Proposed Green Belt policy is set out in Chapter 13 of the consultation which can b...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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