questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect settlement hierarchy and the character of rural villages in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency. .
answerText: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 103589 on 14 January 2026 and UIN 104394 on 15 January 2026.
heading: Planning Permission: Harpenden and Berkhamsted