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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to allow proposed new garden cities, towns and villages to go ahead on the sites of (a) airfields, (b) playing fields and (c) other community spaces.

The principles set out in the National Planning Policy Framework(NPPF) on the location of development in general apply equally to garden cities, towns and villages. The announcement of government support for a garden city, town or village does not in any way pre-judge the planning process. We would expect local authorities to work within the context of the NPPF and of policies set out in their Local Plan, and also ensure that the usual opportunities for interested individuals and groups to engage with these proposals and make representations are provided.