Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 28866
Thatched Roofing
Tabled: 4 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Bool
Conservative — South Northamptonshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing water reed to be used as an alternative to thatching straw for protected thatched roofs.
Answer
Alex NorrisMy Department has no plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing water reed as an alternative thatching material for historic buildings.Any works to demolish any part of a listed building or to alter or extend it in a way that affects ...
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