Written questions

Planning: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 10544 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Marie Goldman

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing local council planning fees so that they cover the costs of local planning services.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 30 Oct 2024

In our recent consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, we sought views on changes to planning application fees to cover the costs of local planning services. The consultation clos...