Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17622
Shops: Planning Permission
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) on the ability of local authorities to prevent the reopening of vape shops
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department has made no specific assessment of the ability of local planning authorities to prevent the reopening of vape shops, where no planning permission is required because the use remains within the same use class. The ‘Commercial, business and se...
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