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Local Plans: West Sussex

Commons · Question 122415 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposing different start dates for the preparation of new local plans on local planning authorities, in the context of loc

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 1 Apr 2026

The transitional provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, set out the dates by which local planning authorities are required to start plan-making. It is the responsibility of individual local planning author...