Neighbourhood Plans
Commons · Question 65787 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the role of neighbourhood plans in the planning process.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 21 Jul 2025
The government remains of the view that neighbourhood plans can play an important role in the planning system. Communities can continue to prepare neighbourhood plans where they consider that doing so is in their best interests.