Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87920
Housing: Cycleways and Public Footpaths
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Damien Egan
Labour — Bristol North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of walking, wheeling and cycling routes on disused railways to access to new housing sites.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe provision of walking, wheeling and cycling routes plays an important role in new developments and has wide ranging benefits, including reducing impacts associated with traffic, as well as supporting health and wellbeing. The National Planning Policy F...
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