Planning Permission
Commons · Question 18617 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 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 potential impact of the draft National Planning Policy Framework on the capacity of local planning authorities to refuse planning applications
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 23 Jul 2026
By law, planning applications must be determined in accordance with the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The National Planning Policy Framework must be taken into account in preparing the development plan, ...