Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 86834

Housing: North East

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Northumberland County Council and (b) Newcastle City Council on (i) housing targets and (ii) local planning development.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Officials from my Department met with officers from Newcastle City Council on 11 June 2025 to discuss bringing forward a new local development plan under the new plan-making system. The Chief Planner also met senior planners from Newcastle City Council an...

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