Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 13853

Local Plans: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Tom Tugendhat

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make a statement on how Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council can produce a Local Plan which meets the Government housing targets, in the context of the objection from

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

National planning policy makes clear that local plans should be positively prepared and, as a minimum, seek to meet identified development needs. Local planning authorities are expected to do all they reasonably can to meet need, including working proacti...

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