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Built Environment Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Built Environment Committee was appointed to consider matters relating to the built environment, including policies relating to housing, planning, transport and infrastructure.

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4 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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New Towns: Bricks and Mortar
Opened 15 June 2026
Young People and the Built Environment
Opened 26 March 2026
New Towns: Creating Communities
Report:
Published
On 26 March 2026
Govt. response:
Published
On 27 May 2026
Opened 27 October 2025
The Grey Belt
Opened 5 September 2024

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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New towns: Bricks and Mortar inquiry launched by Lords Built Environment Committee
Built Environment Committee launch call for evidence for their New Towns: Bricks and Mortar inquiry
29 June 2026
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Young people needed to be better engaged in the built environment sector, says House of Lords committee
Built Environment Committee calls for stronger youth engagement
25 June 2026
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Which issue would YOU like the House of Lords to scrutinise?
Built Environment Committee would like YOU to suggest ideas for our next inquiry.
19 June 2026

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 1 September 2026
2:00pm Private
2:45pm Public
New Towns: Bricks and Mortar - Oral evidence 1 September 2026
2:45pm
  • The Rt Hon Matthew Pennycook MP (Minister of State for Housing and Planning at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Room 2, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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Declarations of Interests - New Towns: Bricks and Mortar inquiry 2026
Inquiry New Towns: Bricks and Mortar
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Declarations of interest
Minutes 8th meeting 14 July
Inquiry New Towns: Bricks and Mortar
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Formal Minutes
Letter from Stephanie Peacock MP, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Civil Society and Youth, to Lord Gascoigne in response to the Policy letter on Young People and the Built Environment
Inquiry Young People and the Built Environment
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Correspondence

Contact us

  • Email: builtenvironment@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3616 (committee staff) | 020 7219 6640 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Built Environment Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW