Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 119293
Housing: Planning Permission
Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the consistency of Planning Inspectorate decisions where local plans are absent, emerging or under review; how often inspectors have cited housing
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department has made no such assessment. The Planning Inspectorate does not compile data on the number of instances Inspectors have cited Housing Land Supply shortfalls to allow an appeal on designated land, such as a protected site.