Oliver Dowden MP: written questions

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Written questions

Derelict LandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will take steps to ensure brownfield development is incentivised by planning policy instead of development on greenfield sites.
Answer: The Government set out details of proposed reforms relating to brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt in the consultation on our approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system that began on Tuesday 3...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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Green BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homes her Department plans to build on Green Belt land.
Answer: The Government set out details of proposed reforms relating to brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt in the consultation on our approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system that began on Tuesday 3...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on top-down housing targets in the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, including in relation to brownfield development, began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.We will consider the respon...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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Planning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which stakeholders her Department have consulted on the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, including in relation to brownfield development, began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.We will consider the respon...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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Planning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining the National Planning Policy Framework in its current form.
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, including in relation to brownfield development, began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.We will consider the respon...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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Planning: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to reform the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, including in relation to brownfield development, began on Tuesday 30 July and closes on Tuesday 24 September.We will consider the respon...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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Green BeltMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect the Green Belt in (a) England and (b) Hertsmere.
Answer: The Government set out details of proposed reforms relating to brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt in the consultation on our approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system that began on Tuesday 3...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
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