Neighbourhood Plans: West Dorset
Commons · Question 80802 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide alternative financial support to communities in West Dorset following the removal of Government funding for neighbourhood plans.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Oct 2025
Following the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. Two neighbourhood planning groups in West Dorset are in receipt of technical support which has already bee...