Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 69293
Housing: Planning
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative — Thirsk and Malton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of planning paperwork for new build (a) homes and (b) flats.
Answer
Matthew PennycookOn 28 May 2025, the government published the Planning Reform Working Paper: Reforming Site Thresholds (which can be found on gov.uk here) which sought views on taking a gradated approach to the planning system, removing and streamlining disproportionate r...
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