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Planning Permission: Cultural Heritage

Commons · Question 69488 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 2 Sep 2025

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to bring into force the provisions of the section 102 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 to require planning authorities to have special regard to the d

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 2 Sep 2025

The government is reviewing heritage planning policy in the context of wider reforms to the planning system. As part of that work, we will consider the outstanding measures from the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 including the duty of regard to ce...