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...