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New Towns: East of England

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 March 2026UIN 112731

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) special advisers and (d) officials in his Department have had with the organisers of the Forest City 1 campaign.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has received proposals for a large-scale new community, Forest City 1, located to the east of Cambridge.

Officials will review this proposal in the usual way, including through a meeting with the promoters.

Details of meetings that special advisers have with external organisations are published on gov.uk in line with requirements set out in the relevant guidance which can be found here.

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