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Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 102025 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of local authorities whose five year land supply is based on housing targets published in December 2024.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 Jan 2026

For the purpose of calculating their five-year housing land supply, local planning authorities with up-to-date local development plans are assessed against their adopted plan requirement. LPAs without up-to-date development plans are assessed against Loca...