Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105457

Playing Fields: Planning Permission

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of removing Sport England as a statutory consultee on planning applications involving playing fields, on community

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 103087 on 13 January 2026.