“What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on support for implementing the payment scheme for victims of the Troubles.”
Asked by
Jim Shannon
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook)
Local plans are the best way for communities to shape decisions about how to deliver the housing and wider development that their areas need. We want more people to be involved in the development of those local plans, and a key objective of our digital planning reforms is increased public engagement with them. Measures in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will ensure planning committees play their proper role in scrutinising development without obstructing it, while maximising the use of experienced professional planners.