Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.”
Tabled: 23 January 2024Answered: 29 January 2024
Asked by
Dan Carden
Labour — Liverpool Walton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
The definition of “reasonable walking distance” is set out in the glossary of the national planning policy framework. For the purposes of policies relating to land around well connected stations, the glossary makes it clear that it should be considered to be about 800 metres, or about 10 minutes’ walk time if topography, route availability or quality, or physical barriers “would prevent or discourage walking from up to 800 metres away.”