Written questions

Property Development: Floods

Commons · Question 102969 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the effectiveness of the application of planning legislation relating to flooding, in the cont

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 13 Jan 2026

Due to the quasi-judicial role of MHCLG Ministers in the planning system, I am unable to comment on the details of specific planning applications or appeals. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 100731 on 5 January 2026.