Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 49638
Planning Permission: Sports
Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Michael Wheeler
Labour — Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure existing sports facilities are not detrimentally impacted by changes to the planning system.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that open space, sports and recreational buildings and land, including playing fields and formal play spaces, should not be built on unless there is clear evidence it is no longer required, equivalent or ...
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