Written questions

Housing: Greater London

Commons · Question 18184 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the London Plan policy on Accessibility (D7) on the ability to construct mansion blocks with walk-up steps in London.

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 20 Jul 2026

I have not made a specific assessment of this London Plan policy. The current London Plan was published in 2021 and was the subject of public consultation in 2018, an Examination in Public in 2019 and Secretary of State consideration in 2020, where the po...