A question on #Planning tabled by Kevin Hollinrake on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Planning
Question ID: 1810538
UIN: 58243
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 4474
Asking Member display name: Kevin Hollinrake
Asking Member handle: kevinhollinrake
Asking Member Twitter reference: @kevinhollinrake
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 97 of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 7 February 2025, what criteria are used to designate a town centre.
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Date answered: 2025-06-17
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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: Town centres are defined in the National Planning Policy Framework Annex 2: Glossary.
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true