Written Question·Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities·UIN 23275

Aerials: Planning Permission

Tabled: 23 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024

Question

Stephen Morgan

LabourPortsmouth South

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of planning rules on the installation of (a) telecommunications infrastructure and (b) 5G masts.

Answer

Permitted development rights have been developed for telecommunications infrastructure. In 2022 the Government made changes to permitted development rights to enable 5G deployment and help extend mobile coverage, following consultations on both the princi...

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