Garages and Petrol Stations and Parking: Land Use
Commons · Question 3266 · 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 guidance her Department has issued on the planning classification of a disused (a) petrol station and (b) car park as (i) brownfield and (ii) greenfield land.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 9 Sep 2024
The definition of previously developed land is set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The definition sets out some specific exceptions, including residential gardens in built up areas. The Government’s proposed reforms to the NPPF inclu...