Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 35483

Children's Play

Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Tom Hayes

LabourBournemouth East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing Mayoral Strategic Authorities with statutory duties on play via the proposed English Devolution Bill.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that formal play spaces and recreational areas should not be built on unless they are no longer needed, equivalent or better alternatives are provided, or the new development is for alternative sports or ...

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