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Planning: Reform

Asked by Shivani RajaConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 December 2024UIN 18714

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that planning reforms balance new housing development with the protection of (a) green spaces and (b) local heritage in (i) Leicester and (ii) England.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government published the revised National Planning Policy Framework on 12 December. The Framework reflects our ongoing commitment to ensuring the historic environment, both at a local and national level, and local green space are appropriately protected.

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