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Property Development: Recreation Spaces

Asked by Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 April 2025UIN 44831

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the number of open public spaces in new housing developments that are owned by private companies.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government does not hold comprehensive information on the number of open public spaces in new housing developments that are owned by private companies.

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