Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 81498

Neighbourhood Plans: Parish and Town Councils

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) support and (b) resources his Department has provided to (i) parish and (ii) town councils to help support the preparation of neighbourhood plans.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Neighbourhood Plans which have passed referenda have statutory weight and form part of the development plan. The government remains of the view that neighbourhood plans can play an important role in the planning system. Communities can continue to prepare...
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