Public Houses: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 61864 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Juliet Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to simplify the planning permission process for pubs.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 2 Jul 2025
The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should plan positively for the provision and use of community facilities, such as pubs. On 28 May 2025, the government published the Planning Reform Working Paper: Reform...