Written questions

Recreation Spaces: Parking and Railway Stations

Commons · Question 14045 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of its proposals on density around train stations on the provision of a) station parking and b) green space.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Jul 2026

Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, set out a number of proposals to support development in sustainable locations, i...