Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 36093

New Towns: Planning Permission

Tabled: 6 March 2025

Answered: 14 March 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16954 on New Towns, what the planning mechanism is by which a New Town area will be designated; and what the role of (a) si

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 36093) →