Historic Buildings
Commons · Question 90958 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Spencer
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) loss and (b) damage to (i) English heritage and (ii) buildings of historic importance due to unlawful development.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 21 Nov 2025
My Department has made no specific assessment of trends in relation to historic buildings and unlawful development. The government is committed to the protection of the historic environment. There are strong protections in both the National Planning Polic...