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Social Rented Housing: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 64926 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to amend the local plan process to (a) include a stronger needs assessment for social housing across the plan period and (b) require local authorities

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 11 Jul 2025

On 2 July, the government published a plan setting out the foundations for a decade of renewal in social and affordable housing. This is focused on delivering the biggest increase in supply in a generation, alongside a transformational and lasting change ...