Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 110529

Hospitals: Helicopters

Tabled: 3 February 2026

Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need to introduce a legal requirement to consider access to hospital helipads in any planning application in the vicinity of a hospital.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making. The proposed new Framework gives substantial weight to the benefits of providing new or i...

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