Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17880
Housing: Yeovil
Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat — Yeovil
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage housing developers to prioritise the development of brownfield land over greenfield land for new housing in Yeovil constituency.
Answer
Matthew PennycookParagraphs 82-84 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) set out how planning policies and decisions should apply in respect of rural housing. Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new NPPF. That proposed Framework, which ...
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