Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18616

Planning Permission

Tabled: 14 July 2026

Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the draft National Planning Policy Framework on the amount of development expected to take place on (a) greenfield land and

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

By law, planning applications must be determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The National Planning Policy Framework must be taken into account in preparing the development plan, ...

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