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Planning Permission: Railway Stations

Asked by Mary Kelly FoyLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 9383

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on the material weight to be afforded to emerging policies within the draft National Planning Policy Framework

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 102812 on 13 January 2026

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