Shops: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 120420 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department plans to take to give powers to councils to reject applications for new betting shops, vapes stores and fake barbers.
Answer
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 19 Mar 2026
The Government is taking action to give local authorities and communities the power greater control over the mix of uses on their high streets. Later this year Government will bring forward a new High Streets Strategy, backed by at least £150 million of s...