Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17140

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 18 December 2024

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the material considerations were that satisfied the call-in criteria for the proposed Chinese Embassy near the Tower of London.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Call-in decisions are inherently about process and not the merits of any given planning application.I refer the hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 26 March 2019 (HCWS1452) which outlines the broad criteria for calling-in planning appl...
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