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Roads: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 70435 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will issue guidance on the steps steps a local authority can take to compel a developer to comply with the conditions of their original planning consent relatin

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 15 Sep 2025

Guidance on local planning authorities’ enforcement powers can be found in the relevant planning practice guidance on gov.uk here. Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities and it is for them to decide how and when they use their powe...