Question follow-through · 105459

Playing Fields and Sportsgrounds: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local communities do not lose access to playing fields and sports facilities as a result of changes to the planning system.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
15 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local communities do not lose access to playing fields and sports facilities as a result of changes to the planning system.

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 103087 on 13 January 2026.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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