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

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to call-in the proposals from the Forestry Commission for private chalet parks in public forests.

It would be inappropriate of me to comment on a specific planning application in case the application comes before the Secretary of State for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for a decision. The Secretary of State is not currently considering any planning applications from the Forestry Commission for private chalet parks in public forests. If the Secretary of State were to receive such an application in the future, he would consider whether or not it should be called in in light of his published policy on call-ins. The Secretary of State is selective about calling in applications and, in general, will only do so if planning issues of more than local importance are involved.