Written questions

Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 60243 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure that housing developments are completed after they have been granted planning permission.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Jun 2025

The government wants to see homes built faster and we recognise the frustrations that stalled or delayed sites can cause to communities. Once housebuilders have been granted permission for residential development, meeting local housing needs and preferenc...