Written questions

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...