Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81927

Brownfield Sites: Construction

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s September 2025 report entitled Brownfield Potent

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including the development of under-utilised land and buildings to meet the need for homes ...

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