Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17883

Planning: Somerset

Tabled: 10 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Adam Dance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will review national planning policy to strengthen protections for rural communities in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset where proposed housing developments would a

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Paragraphs 82-84 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) set out how planning policies and decisions should apply in respect of rural housing. Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new NPPF. That proposed Framework, which ...

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