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Public Houses: Planning Permission

Asked by Afzal KhanLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114233

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of public houses that could lose planning protection under proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question UIN 105500 on 20 January 2026.

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