Diana Johnson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-11-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to introduce a separate planning category for hostels.

Brandon Lewis

Hostels are considered to be a class of their own. It is for the local planning authority to consider the use of a particular property based on the specific details of the individual case.