Westminster Hall debateWestminster HallThursday, 16 July 202613:30

Impact of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework

Backbench debate (separate chamber, no votes)

Tessa Munt is initiating a Westminster Hall debate on recent changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the government's core guidance for land use and development decisions. The debate will examine how these changes affect housing supply, environmental protection, and local planning authority discretion. The NPPF shapes planning outcomes across England, making revisions to it a high-impact policy instrument.

The NPPF changes have nationwide reach, affecting how councils approve or reject planning applications for housing, commercial development, and infrastructure. They influence housing delivery rates, Green Belt protection, and the balance between development and conservation. Local authorities, developers, environmental groups, and communities with housing shortages or development pressures will all be materially affected by shifts in policy direction.

Housing & Planning Local Government Environment

MPs most likely to speak

Matthew PennycookLabour Party

Greenwich and Woolwich

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on housing, local-government, environment (320 times, 40pts); Known positions: housing: supportive, housing: neutral, housing: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Robbie MooreConservative and Unionist Party

Keighley and Ilkley

Shadow Environment — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on housing, local-government, environment (146 times, 40pts); Known positions: environment: opposed, environment: supportive, local-government: opposed (30pts)Voting record

David SimmondsConservative and Unionist Party

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Shadow Levelling Up — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on housing, local-government, environment (217 times, 40pts); Known positions: housing: questioning, housing: opposed, local-government: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Emma HardyLabour Party

Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on housing, local-government, environment (130 times, 40pts); Known positions: environment: supportive, environment: neutral (20pts)Voting record

Tessa MuntLiberal Democrats

Wells and Mendip Hills

Debate sponsor/lead member (calendar Members field)Voting record

Impact of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework

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