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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his announcement of 20 March 2021 that pubs, restaurants and listed buildings are to be given more flexibility to use their land, including erecting marquees for summer 2021, what steps he has taken to provide guidance on that matter to local authorities, including for listed buildings.

To support hospitality businesses and historic visitor attractions to utilise outdoor space, on 16 April legislation came into force which introduced a new temporary permitted development right, until 1 January 2022, to allow for the provision of moveable structures on land within the curtilage of cafes, restaurants and drinking establishments such as pubs including where these are listed buildings, and historic visitor attractions only where they are listed buildings.

We have set out more information on the measures in the Explanatory Memorandum which accompanies the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/467/pdfs/uksiem_20210467_en.pdf