Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 31224

Change of Use

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025

Question

Lincoln Jopp

ConservativeSpelthorne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take legislative steps to instruct councils to overturn decisions on use class properties.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government has no plans to legislate to require planning decisions, including those related to change of use, to be overturned.Local planning authorities have the power to revoke or modify planning permission under section 97 of the Town and Country P...

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