Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87300

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 3 November 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the National Planning Policy Framework to include guidance on the importance of telecommunications infrastructur

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that advanced, high quality and reliable communications infrastructure is essential for economic growth and social well-being. It sets out that planning policies and decisions should support the expansion...

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