Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 112405

Housing: Construction

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the number of new homes that could be delivered by reducing the average time taken to determine planning applications.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department routinely assesses the impact of regulatory changes in terms of their impact on housing supply.