Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 35943
New Towns: Planning Permission
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025
Question
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving the final decision on planning decisions for a new town to local authorities.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government has tasked the New Towns Taskforce, an independent expert advisory panel chaired by Sir Michael Lyons, with developing recommendations to ministers on suitable locations for new towns, as well as how to fund and deliver them. The Taskforce ...
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