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Planning

Commons · Question 48950 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on local democratic oversight of replacing individual local authority

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 7 May 2025

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.The government intend to formally consult on proposals relating to the delegation of planning decisions in England along...