Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 70257

Noise: Urban Areas

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of noise pollution in urban areas.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should contribute to, and enhance, the natural and local environment by preventing new and existing development from contributing to, being put at unacceptable risk from,...

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