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Planning: Disclosure of Information

Commons · Question 62852 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Jul 2025

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Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue updated (a) guidance and (b) statutory requirements to (i) discourage planning applicants from providing supporting information in stages an

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Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 4 Jul 2025

The National Planning Policy Framework encourages early engagement between applicants and local planning authorities.Pre-application discussions can help avoid disputes and reduce delays by allowing an applicant and local planning authority to agree what ...