Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59953
Housing: Planning Permission
Tabled: 13 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that planning decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate account for local housing need in (a) areas where there is (i) acute deman
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Planning Inspectorate is an arm’s length body, responsible for examining local development plans impartially to ensure they are legally compliant and sound, and for considering appeals against planning decisions.Inspectors will make decisions in light...
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