Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“What assessment she has made of trends in the level of new housing in Chesterfield.”
Tabled: 27 October 2026Answered: 2 November 2026
Asked by
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour — Chesterfield
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
The housing delivery test is an annual measurement of housing delivery in local planning authority areas over a rolling historical three-year period. Chesterfield borough council achieved a housing delivery test result of 168% last year, indicating very strong delivery against the number of homes that the area requires.