A question on #Planning #LocalGovernment tabled by Sir Oliver Dowden on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Planning: Local Government
Question ID: 1810666
UIN: 58225
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 4441
Asking Member display name: Sir Oliver Dowden
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Sir Oliver Dowden
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of local authorities in upholding the Golden Rules under the revised NPPF.
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Date answered: 2025-06-24
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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 revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published on 12 December 2024 includes ‘Golden Rules’ for major development involving the provision of housing on land that is situated within, or released from, the Green Belt. The NPPF must be taken ...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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