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Public Houses: Change of Use

Commons · Question 56523 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review planning regulations on the conversion of public houses to other uses.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 11 Jun 2025

Planning permission is always required for the material change of use of a public house to another use, and the government has no plans to change this.