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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which railway stations serving Walsall Borough meet the definition of a well-connected station in the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 17 August 2026; what geographical area surrounding each station will be subject to the policy of in-principle support for development; and if her Department will publish maps showing the land affected.

The definition of ‘well-connected’ station is set out in the glossary at Annex B of the National Planning Policy Framework. It is for decision makers to determine whether any given station meets the definition of ‘well-connected’. My Department has not made an estimate of the impact of the policy around any specific station.