Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105872
Housing: Planning Permission
Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Housing Sec pledges to 'go further than ever before' to hit 1.5 million homes, published on 16 December 2025, what estim
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department does not collect data on rates of refusal for planning applications made at planning committees.