Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 56523
Public Houses: Change of Use
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review planning regulations on the conversion of public houses to other uses.
Answer
Matthew PennycookPlanning permission is always required for the material change of use of a public house to another use, and the government has no plans to change this.