questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the collection entitled Crown Development and Urgent Crown Development applications and decisions, published on 10 September 2025, what criteria are used to assess whether a development is of national importance.
answerText: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 13 February 2025 (HCWS454).
heading: Crown Lands and Estates: Planning Permission