Night-time Economy: Housing
Commons · Question 58329 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect long-standing (a) cultural and (b) night-time economy venues from (i) closure and (ii) restrictions due to new residential developm
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 17 Jun 2025
The National Planning Policy Framework provides strong protections to ensure that new residential development can be integrated effectively with existing businesses and community facilities. It sets out that existing businesses and facilities should not h...