Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 94681

Green Belt: Planning Permission

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he will take to ensure that the expanded use of intervention and call-in powers does not weaken legitimate local democratic oversight of planning decisions, particular

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The Written Ministerial Statement of 2012 sets out the circumstances in which the Secretary of State will use his powers to intervene. All called in planning applications and appeals will continue to be considered against adopted local plans, in line with...

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