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Active Travel: North East

Asked by Joe MorrisLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 10 November 2025UIN 87484

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders in the North East on developments to Active Travel England.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

Active Travel England has a key role in the planning system as a statutory consultee for development management via Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.


As part of this statutory role, Active Travel England officials regularly offer to hold discussions with local planning authorities, developers and local highway authorities.

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