Planning Permission: Public Consultation
Commons · Question 86838 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that communities are consulted on planning applications in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 7 Nov 2025
After a local planning authority in England has received a planning application, it must undertake a period of consultation where views on the proposed development can be expressed. The formal consultation period must last for at least 21 days, and the lo...