Written questions

Affordable Housing: Construction

Commons · Question 112629 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Resetting the S106 system, HCWS1286, published on 28 January 2026, whether additional legal, valuation, and planning resources wi

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 2 Mar 2026

The Planning and Infrastructure Act includes powers that allow the Secretary of State to delegate planning fee-setting to local planning authorities, enabling them to recover costs and reinvest to provide a more efficient and responsive planning service, ...