Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78857
Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider amending statutory planning guidance for listed buildings to permit the use of reproduction stone slates on Grade 1 listed churches.
Answer
Matthew PennycookEach listed building is different, and the government believes that decisions on which materials should be used should be a matter for the decision maker depending on the particular circumstances of each case. We therefore have no plans to issue statutory...
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