Written questions

Housing: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 59953 · Tabled 13 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that planning decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate account for local housing need in (a) areas where there is (i) acute deman

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Jun 2025

The Planning Inspectorate is an arm’s length body, responsible for examining local development plans impartially to ensure they are legally compliant and sound, and for considering appeals against planning decisions.Inspectors will make decisions in light...