Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Neil Parish and Lord Barwell

Monday 28th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)]

Over the years, planning has not taken enough notice of local and regional designs, so will Ministers get planning authorities to concentrate on that? A great garden village is being promoted at Cullompton—it has a water park and everything—which will be a very good design.

[Gavin Barwell]

My hon. Friend makes the very important point that getting good-quality design is key to the acceptability of building more housing. I had the great privilege recently of meeting him and some of his constituents to talk about the contribution that neighbourhood planning can make towards achieving that goal.