Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 89910

Battles: Cultural Heritage

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Sarah Bool

ConservativeSouth Northamptonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of further permitted development protections for registered historic battlefields in England.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to the protection of the historic environment.We consider new permitted development rights, and amendments to existing ones, on a case-by-case basis.Changes to permitted development rights are generally made following public co...

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