Written question asked by Lord Jamieson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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Permitted Development Rights: Asylum

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Housing and Planning on 21 November (HC88648), whether they have a general policy on cancelling 'article 4' directions submitted by local authorities to remove permitted development rights for (1) asylum hotels, and (2) houses in multiple occupation that are occupied by asylum seekers, by exercising the Secretary of State's powers under Schedule 3 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.