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Unadopted Roads

Asked by David BainesLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 13 March 2026UIN 117965

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen protections for freeholders living on estates with unadopted roads; and to help ensure developers and utilities providers act qu

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement published on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).

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