Question follow-through · 12745
Broadband: Planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in the context of consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework, if he will revise Part 9 to recognise mobile telecommunications as an essential service and reflect this
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in the context of consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework, if he will revise Part 9 to recognise mobile telecommunications as an essential service and reflect this
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework. The consultation on the revised framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, included a new section intended to replace Chapter 10 of current Framework on ...
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