Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 122451
Planning: Walking
Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to policy S5 of the draft National Planning Policy Statement, how he will define reasonable walking distance.
Answer
Matthew PennycookBetween 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation on the revised Framework, which can be found on gov.uk here, set out a number of proposals to support development in sus...
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