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

ConservativeHertsmere

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 Pennycook
The 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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