New rule for pubs in England coming under Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham

NewsMidlands NewsPubs in BirminghamGreat news for boozers06:11, 17 Aug 2026Angela Rayner has moved to protect pubs from being turned into houses or offices. Pubs will get protection from being turned into housing or offices under a shake-up of planning laws in England.‌Labour Party MP Ms Rayner, who has been appointed to the Housing Secretary brief by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, will publish a new national planning policy framework aimed at loosening planning laws even further to help build 1.5m homes by the end of the parliament.‌According to the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), 794 pubs have closed this year, with 82 either being demolished or converted.‌READ MORE Two million people aged over 65 face letter from HMRCMs Rayner said: “Pubs are part of who we are as a nation. They’re where w