Written questions

Planning Permission: Appeals

Commons · Question 98790 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to review the performance and efficiency of the planning appeals process under forthcoming reforms.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Dec 2025

The Planning Inspectorate's Strategic Plan commits the Agency to removing all casework backlogs and meeting all Ministerial targets, including those on relating to planning appeals, by 2027. The Inspectorate regularly publishes updates on its performance.