A question on #Offices #ChangeOfUse tabled by David Simmonds on 27-11-2024 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Offices: Change of Use
Question ID: 1745198
UIN: 16541
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-27
Asking Member ID: 4872
Asking Member display name: David Simmonds
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Asking Member Twitter reference: David Simmonds
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her (a) housing and (b) planning policy is on encouraging councils to turn (i) empty and (ii) redundant office space into residential accommodation.
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Date answered: 2024-12-05
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including the development of under-utilised land and buildings to meet the need for homes and oth...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true