Music: Planning Permission

(asked on 29th June 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effect on live music venues of introducing a statutory agent of change provision into planning law.


Answered by
Matt Hancock Portrait
Matt Hancock
This question was answered on 4th July 2017

We are committed to supporting and promoting a thriving live music industry and grassroots music venues are an important part of this. DCMS is working with stakeholders to understand the impacts of planning law on live music venues and with DCLG on the agent of change provision and other issues to help ensure the continued survival and growth of this vital and vibrant sector.

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