Question follow-through · 120395
Planning: Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of the draft National Planning Policy Framework for rail capacity on a) the Southeastern mainline, b) the Maidstone East line, c) the Uc
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of the draft National Planning Policy Framework for rail capacity on a) the Southeastern mainline, b) the Maidstone East line, c) the Uc
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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1 Apr 2026
Answer published
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation on the revised Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, set out a number of proposals to support development in sus...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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