Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 84871

Planning Permission

Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal DemocratTaunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to ensure that (a) high-quality (i) landscape design and (ii) green infrastructure proposed in planning applications are protected during construction and (b) lo

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework emphasises the importance of a network of high-quality open spaces for the health and wellbeing of communities and the environment. The National Design Guide, which supports the Framework, makes clear that well-desig...

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