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Housing: Construction

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 May 2025UIN 50441

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating the NPPF to include guidance on the integration of passive telecommunications infrastructure at the masterplanning stage of new residential developments.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 29727 on 18 February 2025.

In addition to national planning policy and guidance, the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development in England, published February 2022, sets out the roles and responsibilities for all relevant stakeholders, including applicants and local authorities, when planning for, consulting on and installing telecommunications infrastructure.

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