Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 112629

Affordable Housing: Construction

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

ConservativeAldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Resetting the S106 system, HCWS1286, published on 28 January 2026, whether additional legal, valuation, and planning resources wi

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Planning and Infrastructure Act includes powers that allow the Secretary of State to delegate planning fee-setting to local planning authorities, enabling them to recover costs and reinvest to provide a more efficient and responsive planning service, ...

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