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 DemocratNorth 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 Pennycook
The 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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