Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102192

Recreation Spaces: Planning

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the planning process protects access to green spaces for residents in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) makes clear that strategic policies set out in the development plan should make sufficient provision for green infrastructure. In addition, the designation of land as Local Green Space through local and neighb...

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