Written questions

Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 3249 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the protection of residential gardens from development.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 9 Sep 2024

The Government expects local planning authorities to consider the case for setting out policies to resist inappropriate development of residential gardens, for example where development would cause harm to the local area.