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Commons · Question 13724 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2024

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Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend planning regulations in situations where a tree is found to be endangering the foundations of an adjacent building so that local authorities may recommend optio

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 18 Nov 2024

Existing procedures are designed to support options other than felling. The relevant guidance makes clear that applications to address tree-related subsidence damage are to be supported by appropriate information, and the standard application form require...