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

ConservativeHertsmere

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 Pennycook
Following 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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