Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17881

Housing: Yeovil

Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce (a) stronger incentives or (b) planning reforms to increase the use of previously developed land before greenfield sites are approved for housing de

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Paragraphs 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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