Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 35483
Children's Play
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Tom Hayes
Labour — Bournemouth 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 McMahonThe 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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