Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18357

Housing: Water Supply

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 23 July 2026

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the risk of residential development being approved in areas where Local Plans have been delayed or withdrawn following Local Government Reorganisat

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government remains determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible in order to achieve our ambition of universal plan coverage and to ensure that plans contribute positively to increasing rates of housebuilding and infrastructure de...

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