Written questions

Planning: Health Services

Commons · Question 72969 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 19 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase the role of health commissioners in the planning system.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Sep 2025

Health commissioners already have opportunities to engage in the planning system through consultations on Local Plans and planning applications. They are expected to advise on how developments may impact health services and to support the planning and del...