A question on #PublicHouses #ChangeOfUse tabled by Mr Andrew Snowden on 02-06-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Public Houses: Change of Use
Question ID: 1808173
UIN: 56523
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-02
Asking Member ID: 5072
Asking Member display name: Mr Andrew Snowden
Asking Member handle: A_J_Snowden
Asking Member Twitter reference: @A_J_Snowden
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review planning regulations on the conversion of public houses to other uses.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-06-11
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Is holding answer: false
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: Planning permission is always required for the material change of use of a public house to another use, and the government has no plans to change this.
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true