Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Hanham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 January 2012.

Housing

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have held, or intend to hold, discussions with the house building industry concerning landscaping in, or at the edges of, housing developments.

Answer: Details of DCLG Ministers' meetings with external organisations are publishedon a quarterly basis and are available at: www.communities. gov.uk/corporate/transparencyingovernment/ministerialdata/. Landscaping of new developments is a local matter. The draft national planning policy framework asks local authorities, through local plans and any neighbourhood plans, to develop comprehensive policies that set out the quality of development that will be expected for the area. The consultation on the draft framework has closed now and we are considering all the responses.

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