Housing: Disability
Commons · Question 53184 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 27 May 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring mandatory quotas of disability accessible housing for new developments.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 27 May 2025
The revised National Planning Policy Framework that was published on 12 December 2024 requires local planning authorities to assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, including those of disabled people, and ...