Housing: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 119293 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the consistency of Planning Inspectorate decisions where local plans are absent, emerging or under review; how often inspectors have cited housing
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Mar 2026
My Department has made no such assessment. The Planning Inspectorate does not compile data on the number of instances Inspectors have cited Housing Land Supply shortfalls to allow an appeal on designated land, such as a protected site.