Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61864

Public Houses: Planning Permission

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Juliet Campbell

LabourBroxtowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to simplify the planning permission process for pubs.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should plan positively for the provision and use of community facilities, such as pubs. On 28 May 2025, the government published the Planning Reform Working Paper: Reform...

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