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Written Question
Planning
Friday 15th January 2021

Asked by: Gavin Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast East)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including the reuse of existing buildings in the Planning for the Future reforms.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The Planning White Paper consultation closed on 29 October 2020, and we are currently considering the responses. My Department is undertaking further detailed policy development on individual elements of the proposals. Policy developed as part of these reforms will apply to England only.

The existing National Planning Policy Framework expects local authorities to prioritise brownfield land, which includes land containing existing buildings, for development wherever possible. Local authorities are best placed to assess the potential of individual sites, and each authority is required to publish a register of its developable brownfield suitable for new homes.

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United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

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Northern Ireland Budget Bill

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