Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 108846

Minerals: Planning Permission

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether an imminent minerals local plan renewal should wait for new local plan making regulations to be introduced.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Minerals and Waste Plans will be subject to new regulations under the new plan making system. The government re-confirmed in December 2025 that the deadline for submission of plans for examination under the current plan-making system is December 2026. Whi...

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