A question on #Housing #Construction tabled by Zöe Franklin on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Housing: Construction
Question ID: 1795207
UIN: 46555
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 5313
Asking Member display name: Zöe Franklin
Asking Member handle: zoefranklinld
Asking Member Twitter reference: @zoefranklinld
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to bring forward brownfield land for housing development in areas where flooding presents a significant barrier t
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Date answered: 2025-04-28
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Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: The National Planning Policy Framework expects proposals for homes and other identified needs to be approved where they would use suitable brownfield land, unless substantial harm would be caused. At the same time, the Framework recognises the importance ...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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