Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81307
Flats: Standards
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 29 August 2025 to Question 69060 on Flats: Standards, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing for different space standards fo
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe nationally described space standard in question is not mandatory, and it is at the discretion of local planning authorities to adopt those standards in their area where they believe there is a justified need to do so.