Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 98483
Planning: West Midlands
Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's planning reform proposals on the continued protection of green spaces and environmentally sensitive sites
Answer
Matthew PennycookGreen spaces and environmentally sensitive sites continue to receive protection in national planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that open space should not be built on unless there is clear evidence it is no longer required;...
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