Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 104057

Neighbourhood Plans

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal DemocratMid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the number of (a) town and (b) parish councils that do not have a neighbourhood plan.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department does not collect information on which Town or Parish Councils in England do not currently have a neighbourhood plan. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 59114 on 19 June 2025.