Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 44458
Housing: Construction
Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025
Question
Edward Argar
Conservative — Melton and Syston
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of planning control and enforcement in preventing (i) vibration and (ii) damage to neighbouring properties during construction works.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Department has not undertaken such an assessment. Planning conditions can be used to mitigate the adverse effects of a development, such as vibration, where they meet the tests set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. It is for local plannin...
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