Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 122407

Local Plans

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of joint plan-making where his Department has mandated different start dates for the preparation of new local plans.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The transitional provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, set out the dates by which local planning authorities are required to start plan-making. It is the responsibility of individual local planning author...

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