Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What the infrastructure requirements are for supporting the proposed new town at Tempsford.”
Tabled: 18 November 2025Answered: 24 November 2025
Asked by
Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
Although Tempsford—along with Crews Hill in Enfield and Leeds South Bank—looks like a promising site, no final decisions on new town locations will be made until the strategic environmental assessment that was commenced on 28 September has concluded. Alongside the SEA process, my Department will continue to engage with local leaders to further develop our understanding of how different locations might meet the Government’s expectations of what a future new towns programme can deliver.