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1712698

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish a revised version of his Department's Planning Policy Guidance to reflect recent changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	22918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>Since 19 December 2023, we have updated Planning Practice Guidance multiple times to include new guidance on Biodiversity Net Gain, and updated existing guidance on the Community Infrastructure Levy, Housing Supply and Delivery, the Green Belt, Natural Environment and Viability. Further guidance updates will be published as necessary in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/04/2024 10:50:34 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1685329

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending rights to access (a) Remediation Contribution Orders through the First-tier Tribunal and (b) other lower-cost legal action to buildings under 11 metres where leaseholders need to pursue legal action to recover cladding remediation costs.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	11595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>It is generally accepted that the life safety risk is proportional to the height of buildings.   The risk to life from historical fire safety defects is lower in buildings under 11m, therefore building safety related remediation works are required in a very small number of buildings under 11m.</p><p>In rare cases where remediation work is required in buildings under 11 metres, the government has retrospectively extended the limitation period under Section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 enabling legal action against developers and contractors where works completed in the last 30 years made a dwelling not “fit for habitation”.</p><p>We would welcome examples of any specific cases under 11m where there are concerns to be raised with the Department for further review.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 31/01/2024 12:59:27 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1683306

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that local communities can participate in decisions on what is built in their neighbourhood.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	901082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>Our reforms to planning put local communities – and local plans – at the heart of decision making. The Government recognises the time and commitment communities put into their neighbourhood plans. Our recent updates to the National Planning Policy Framework mean that neighbourhood plans that meet their identified housing requirement are now better protected from speculative development.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 22/01/2024 18:04:39 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1681929

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact that the new National Planning Policy Framework will have on decisions on planning (a) applications and (b) appeals already underway at the point when it was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	9460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Except where transitional arrangements are set out in Annex 1 of the Framework, the policies in the new National Planning Policy Framework are material considerations which should be taken into account in dealing with applications and appeals from the day of its publication on 19 December 2023, including those submitted prior to this date but still under consideration.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 18/01/2024 15:10:31 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1646291

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with representatives of the insurance sector on the extent to which insurers are requesting that remediation work is carried out on properties of less than 11 metres; and whether he plans to take steps to prevent those requests being made without reasonable justification.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	190514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Where an external wall assessment carried out in line with guidance from the British Standards Institute (PAS 9980) shows acceptable risk, premiums should reflect that. Insurers should offer affordable premiums and should not be prescribing additional remedial works. The department is engaging with insurers on this matter.</p><p>It is generally accepted that risk to life is proportional to the height of buildings. There is no systemic risk in buildings under 11m, which are very unlikely to need costly remediation to make them safe.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 190306 question first answered 28/06/2023 15:27:57 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1646065

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of leaseholders in buildings of less than eleven metres who have been issued with costly bills for non-cladding fire remediation.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	190304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has implemented a risk-based and proportionate approach to regulating safety in residential buildings and in remediating cladding and other building safety defects. In general, the risk to life in lower-rise buildings is low and can be mitigated, for example, by installing fire alarms.</p><p>We are aware of a very small number of buildings under 11 metres where expensive remediation has been suggested. We have written to freeholders and managing agents in affected buildings to make sure that any proposed works are necessary and proportionate and the rights to redress are being fully utilised.</p><p>The Government has retrospectively extended the limitation period under Section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 enabling legal action against developers and contractors where works completed in the last 30 years made a dwelling not 'fit for habitation'. This extends to buildings under 11 metres.</p><p>Any leaseholders concerned about works being proposed in their building can seek free information and advice from The Leasehold Advisory Service, funded by the Department.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 190305 question first answered 28/06/2023 15:18:49 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1646066

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure developers take responsibility for remedying fire safety defects in blocks of under eleven metres which they have built.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	190305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has implemented a risk-based and proportionate approach to regulating safety in residential buildings and in remediating cladding and other building safety defects. In general, the risk to life in lower-rise buildings is low and can be mitigated, for example, by installing fire alarms.</p><p>We are aware of a very small number of buildings under 11 metres where expensive remediation has been suggested. We have written to freeholders and managing agents in affected buildings to make sure that any proposed works are necessary and proportionate and the rights to redress are being fully utilised.</p><p>The Government has retrospectively extended the limitation period under Section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972 enabling legal action against developers and contractors where works completed in the last 30 years made a dwelling not 'fit for habitation'. This extends to buildings under 11 metres.</p><p>Any leaseholders concerned about works being proposed in their building can seek free information and advice from The Leasehold Advisory Service, funded by the Department.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 190304 question first answered 28/06/2023 15:18:49 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1646067

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to intervene to prevent insurers from mandating expensive building safety remediation work beyond the scope recommended by fire risk assessments.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	190306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>Where an external wall assessment carried out in line with guidance from the British Standards Institute (PAS 9980) shows acceptable risk, premiums should reflect that. Insurers should offer affordable premiums and should not be prescribing additional remedial works. The department is engaging with insurers on this matter.</p><p>It is generally accepted that risk to life is proportional to the height of buildings. There is no systemic risk in buildings under 11m, which are very unlikely to need costly remediation to make them safe.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 190514 question first answered 28/06/2023 15:27:57 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1537488

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy not to have targets for local authorities on house building.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	74588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making home ownership a reality for a new generation, and we must build homes in the places that people want to live and work. We want decisions about homes to be driven locally and we want to get more local plans in place to deliver the homes we need.</p><p>We will set out our approach on planning for housing in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/11/2022 16:01:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1535281

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Investment Zones: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will ensure that changes to planning rules in investment zones will not reduce protections for ancient woodlands.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	69556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer my Rt. Hon. Friend to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-25/71118" target="_blank">UIN71118</a>, answered on the 2 November 2022.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 69557 question first answered 07/11/2022 16:17:45 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 28375 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers