Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the draft well‑connected places policy and the proposed railway station connectivity assessment currently set out in the Government’s consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework and National Development Management Policies December 2023.

Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

As part of the consultation, my Department worked with the Planning Advisory Service to organise a series of in-person and online engagement events with local planning authorities.

Local authorities also had the opportunity to respond directly to the consultation.

We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.