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Housing: Disability

Commons · Question 16626 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent guidance his Department has issued to help ensure that local planning authority requirements for traditional building aesthetics are not cited by developers as a reas

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 14 Jul 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 123094 on 31 March 2026. Accessibility standards in new homes, including M4(1), M4(2) and M4(3), are set out in statutory guidance accompanying the Building Regulations (Approved Document M ,Volu...