Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 101282

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his proposal to raise the threshold for consultation from 150 to 250 units would override an exclusion zone in a local plan.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Our consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system seeks views on raising the threshold for consulting Active Travel England on residential development from 150 to 250 units. It is expected that this will focus resources on sites which are most...

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