Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99201
Railway Stations: Planning Permission
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 18 November 2025, HCWS1062, on Next phase of planning reform, whether the land near train stations would (a) have Green Belt disapplied
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government is currently consulting on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, sets out how different proposed policies would apply to land around stations, including those that are...
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