Local Plans
Commons · Question 102044 · 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, whether local authorities who have begun local plans which will not be submitted by December 2026 should continue with those plans.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 12 Jan 2026
The latest available figures show that only 27% of local planning authorities have adopted a plan in the last five years. In order to deliver the homes and growth the country needs, we expect all local planning authorities to make every effort to get up-t...