Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 58942

Playing Fields: Planning Permission

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Mark Pritchard

ConservativeThe Wrekin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Sport England will remain a statutory consultee for planning applications that affect playing fields.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), the government plans to consult on the impact of removing statutory consultee status for planning applications from Sport England, The Theatres Trust, and The Gardens Trust...

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