Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 53698
Empty Property: Business Premises
Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 28 May 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to support the redevelopment of vacant commercial properties into affordable housing
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including bringing back into residential use empty homes and the development of under-utilised la...
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