Written questions

Green Belt: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 94682 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his proposal to determine certain called-in applications by written representations rather than inquiry, what assessment he has made of the implications for the

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 5 Dec 2025

The Written Ministerial Statement of 2012 sets out the circumstances in which the Secretary of State will use his powers to intervene. All called in planning applications and appeals will continue to be considered against adopted local plans, in line with...