Offices: Change of Use
Commons · Question 16541 · Tabled 27 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her (a) housing and (b) planning policy is on encouraging councils to turn (i) empty and (ii) redundant office space into residential accommodation.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 5 Dec 2024
The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including the development of under-utilised land and buildings to meet the need for homes and oth...