Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 113246
Almshouses
Tabled: 12 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Mohammad Yasin
Labour — Bedford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the treatment of almshouses and other small charitable housing providers in planning obligations, including
Answer
Matthew PennycookGuidance on the use of planning obligations is available on gov.uk here. The guidance makes clear that policies for planning obligations should be set out in plans and examined in public. By law, applications for planning permission must be determined in ...
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