Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81305
Housing: Planning
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons preventing local authorities from adopting (a) roads and (b) communal areas in new build developments.
Answer
Matthew PennycookLocal planning authorities already have powers to issue a completion notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which requires a developer to complete their development if it is left uncompleted. If they fail to do so, the planning permission fo...
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