Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 15378

Digital Technology: Infrastructure

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Tom Tugendhat

ConservativeTonbridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when the Government will publish and implement its proposed reforms to planning rules for digital infrastructure.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework. The consultation on the revised framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, included a new section intended to replace Chapter 10 of current Framework on ...

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