Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 70545
Local Plans
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Local Planning Authorities have an up-to-date local plan.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe plan-led approach is, and must remain, the cornerstone of our planning system. To progress toward our ambition of universal local plan coverage, the government has made clear that it will drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible. Later thi...
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