A question on #PublicHouses #PlanningPermission tabled by Juliet Campbell on 23-06-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Public Houses: Planning Permission
Question ID: 1815299
UIN: 61864
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-23
Asking Member ID: 5058
Asking Member display name: Juliet Campbell
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Juliet Campbell
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to simplify the planning permission process for pubs.
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Date answered: 2025-07-02
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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 is clear that planning policies and decisions should plan positively for the provision and use of community facilities, such as pubs. On 28 May 2025, the government published the Planning Reform Working Paper: Reform...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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