Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 78704

Railways: Land

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many planning permissions for new homes on surplus railway land have been granted since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Since July 2024, planning permission has been granted for more than 2,800 new homes on surplus railway land.