Housing: Construction
Commons · Question 119294 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the extent to which housing delivery shortfalls are being used to justify development on protected land; how many homes approved on appeal in the l
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 18 Mar 2026
The National Planning Policy Framework sets out clear safeguards for land which is designated for its environmental or amenity value. While a poor score on the Housing Delivery Test (HDT) is a strong indicator of housing need in an area not being met suff...