Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what action he is taking in response to the findings in the Department's Quantitative Research Report entitled Demolition and Redevelopment or Retrofit Research, published in March 2026.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
The government recognises that decisions about demolition and redevelopment or retrofit have implications for the built environment.
The research in question is intended to support our understanding of existing practice and to inform areas of improvement for applicants, decision makers, and other stakeholders.
My Department is considering the findings as we develop future policy and guidance to achieve high quality, healthy, inclusive and sustainable buildings and places.
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