Written questions

Planning Permission: Oxfordshire

Commons · Question 80692 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with the Environment Agency on their process for approving a planning application in the case of new development in Oxfordshire that will be

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Oct 2025

MHCLG ministers have had no recent discussions with the Environment Agency (EA) in respect of the matter in question.The EA has worked with Thames Water to develop a strategic approach to managing wastewater capacity challenges in Oxford. Working with loc...