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Planning

Commons · Question 57890 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Aphra Brandreth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) the arrangements for plan making at (i) borough and (ii) neighbourhood level and (b) the reduction in five

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Jun 2025

The government’s Plan for Change includes an ambitious milestone of delivering 1.5 million safe and decent homes in this Parliament.Delivering on that milestone requires local planning authorities to plan for sufficient homes, as well as commercial develo...