Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 75441

Housing: Planning Permission

Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of dwellings there are with extant planning permission that have not been started.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department does not collect data on the number of dwellings with extant planning permission that have not yet started construction.