Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87014

Social Rented Housing: Construction

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to promote (a) traditional craftsmanship and (b) traditional British architectural styles in the building of new social housing developments.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
National planning policy makes clear that local planning authorities should prepare their own local design guides and design codes in line with the principles set out in national design guidance. The guidance encourages integration of a mix of tenures and...

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