Question follow-through · 122204

Fast Food: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2025, to Question 75184, on Fast Food: Planning, what his Department's policy if on whether sandwich shops are classed as fast food outlets

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
1 Apr 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2025, to Question 75184, on Fast Food: Planning, what his Department's policy if on whether sandwich shops are classed as fast food outlets

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    As per my answer to Question UIN 75184 on 12 September 2025, it is for local planning authorities, when receiving a planning application, to consider whether, given the type of food and service to be provided at the location proposed, they consider the ou...

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