Social Rented Housing: Construction
Commons · Question 87014 · Tabled 31 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to promote (a) traditional craftsmanship and (b) traditional British architectural styles in the building of new social housing developments.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 7 Nov 2025
National planning policy makes clear that local planning authorities should prepare their own local design guides and design codes in line with the principles set out in national design guidance. The guidance encourages integration of a mix of tenures and...