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Playing Fields: Planning Permission

Asked by Mark PritchardConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 58942

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Sport England will remain a statutory consultee for planning applications that affect playing fields.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), the government plans to consult on the impact of removing statutory consultee status for planning applications from Sport England, The Theatres Trust, and The Gardens Trust.

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