Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 114823

Planning Permission: Noise

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to include a reference to noise levels in part 4 of the updated National Planning Policy Framework.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that planning policies and decisions should prevent new and existing development from contributing to, being put at unacceptable risk from, or being adversely affected by, unacceptable levels of no...

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