Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 111684

Recreation Spaces: Planning Permission

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the status and timetable is of his Department's review of the legal framework of protections for public recreational space announced by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage during t

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Open and green spaces are an essential part of local social infrastructure and must be protected for future generations. The review of existing protections will examine the fragmented and outdated nature of current legislative protections for public recre...

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