Property Development: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 91370 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to strengthen local authority powers to enforce planning conditions and take action against unauthorised developments.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 25 Nov 2025
Local planning authorities already have a wide range of enforcement powers, with strong penalties for non-compliance.Where a local planning authority thinks that a condition imposed on a planning permission has not been met, they can serve a breach of con...