Synagogues: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 109781 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new Jewish places of worship have been granted planning permission by local authorities in (a) England and (b) greater London in every year since 1997.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 24 Feb 2026
My Department does not hold the requested information. Although quarterly planning application statistics are collected and published on gov.uk here, separate figures on places of worship that have been granted planning permission are not collected.