Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 119470
Playing Fields: Planning Permission
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of playing fields that will be developed as a result of proposals to remove Sport England as a statutory consultee.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) includes strong protections for existing open space, sports and recreational buildings, and land, including playing fields, setting out that they should not be built on unless they are no longer needed, equiva...
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