Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 44831

Property Development: Recreation Spaces

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of open public spaces in new housing developments that are owned by private companies.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government does not hold comprehensive information on the number of open public spaces in new housing developments that are owned by private companies.