Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 91886

Planning

Tabled: 17 November 2025

Answered: 25 November 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to bring England into line with Scotland by making the Agent of Change a statutory principle in planning.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government is exploring how it can improve the implementation of the ‘agent of change’ principle in the planning system as part of the development of a new suite of national policies for decision-making that we will consult on before the end of this year.