Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 70540
Neighbourhood Plans: Advisory Services
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of continuing to commission new neighbourhood planning support services.
Answer
Matthew PennycookFollowing the Spending Review, my Department announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. After more than a decade of taxpayer support, our assessment is that neighbourhood planning should now be ...
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