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Sports: Facilities

Asked by Mr Louie FrenchConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 December 2025UIN 96968

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of planning applications affecting sports pitches over the last five years by local authority.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has not made a specific assessment about the adequacy of the types of application in question. Sport England received 1,164 statutory consultations in 2024/25, objecting to 30% of cases.

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