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Written Question
Camping Sites: Licensing
Friday 26th May 2023

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of permanently extending the 28 day planning rule to 56 nights for pop-up campsites.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

We have recently consulted on the introduction of a new permitted development right to support temporary recreational campsites for up to 60 days per year. The consultation closed on Tuesday 25 April 2023 and further announcements will be made in due course. Further details can be found at the following link.


Written Question
Faith New Deal Pilot Fund
Thursday 26th May 2022

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when his Department plans to allocate funding from the Faith New Deal Pilot Fund.

Answered by Kemi Badenoch - President of the Board of Trade

The £1 million Faith New Deal Pilot Fund focuses on strengthening engagement between national government, local government and faith groups. The fund was formally launched on 9 September 2021 and bids closed on 14 October 2021.


We received a large number of applications for the fund and officials are in the final stages of the assessment and moderation process. The results and subsequent funding allocations will be announced in due course.

I encourage applicants to monitor the Government’s web pages for further updates: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities.


Written Question
Neighbourhood Development Plans
Wednesday 26th May 2021

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to strengthen the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The National Planning Policy Framework is clear about the important role that neighbourhood plans play in our plan-led system and neighbourhood plans continue to have real statutory weight in planning decisions. The Government is committed to retaining neighbourhood planning as an important part of the reformed planning system, and we will set out our decisions on the proposed way forward.


Written Question
Neighbourhood Development Plans
Monday 19th April 2021

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

What steps he is taking to ensure that neighbourhood plans continue to be prioritised as part of the reformed planning system.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

Neighbourhood plans are a valuable tool that empower communities to proactively shape what their areas will look like.

As we set out in the Planning White Paper – neighbourhood plans will continue to play a key role in our reformed planning system.

Indeed under the new system neighbourhood planning groups will have a stronger role in producing local design codes – setting out the preferences of the local community and the high standards that new development will be expected to meet.


Written Question
Coastal Communities Fund and Coastal Revival Fund
Thursday 18th March 2021

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when coastal communities will be able to reapply for the (a) Coastal Communities Fund and (b) Coastal Revival Fund.

Answered by Eddie Hughes

The Government is committed to levelling up all parts of the UK. Coastal communities will be able to benefit from funding announced in the recent budget. This includes £220 million funding for UK Community Renewal and the £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund which will invest in infrastructure that improves everyday life across the UK. In addition, the UK Government is launching a new £150 million Community Ownership Fund to help ensure that communities across the UK are prepared for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.


Written Question
Homelessness: LGBT People
Thursday 1st October 2020

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Rough Sleeping Strategy, published in 2018, what progress he has made on researching the needs and experiences of LGBT homeless people.

Answered by Kelly Tolhurst

We recognise that LGBT homelessness is an important issue, and that LGBT people who find themselves homeless may have a different experience of homelessness due to their protected characteristics.

To help us better understand LGBT homelessness and the experience of LGBT people who find themselves homeless, as well as to ensure any interventions are tailored and effective, we are conducting research with the Government Equalities Office.

The first stage of this research includes a review of existing evidence on LGBT homelessness and interviews with LGBT people with lived experiences of homelessness and the second may include a review of services working with LGBT homeless people. This work is ongoing and the research will be published in due course.


Written Question
Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
Friday 12th June 2020

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what further support he will allocate to Parish Councils who have used a large proportion of their budgets responding to the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Simon Clarke

We applaud the assistance that many parish councils are providing to their local communities in the current crisis. The government does not have powers to offer financial support to parish councils, which are funded through a precept collected from within the overall council tax paid by the residents of the parish. We encourage parish councils to speak to their principal authority.


Written Question
Second Homes
Monday 4th May 2020

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of second homes that are (a) liable to pay council tax and (b) liable to pay business rates.

Answered by Simon Clarke

Second homes are liable for council tax rather than business rates. 253,000 properties were treated as second homes for council tax purposes as at September 2019. 56,000 properties that are available commercially as self-catering holiday accommodation are subject to business rates.


Written Question
Community Housing Fund
Monday 4th May 2020

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the Community Housing Fund for a further five years.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The Community Housing Fund closed at the end of March. Ministers are considering all budgets in the round and allocations for 2020/21 will be confirmed at Main Estimates later in the Spring. Allocations for future years will be considered at the next Spending Review.

The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it can help deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction, and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that may not be brought forward through speculative development.


Written Question
Holiday Accommodation: Non-domestic Rates
Monday 4th May 2020

Asked by: Anthony Mangnall (Conservative - Totnes)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on considering responses to the 2018 consultation on the business rates treatment of self-catering accommodation.

Answered by Simon Clarke

The Government is considering the responses to the consultation and what further steps might be appropriate, taking into account a range of factors including the impact of coronavirus on the UK's tourism industry.