Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61255

Planning: Apprentices

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of planners employed by (a) local authorities and (b) developers who have a Level 7 apprenticeship qualification.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Department does not currently hold detailed data on the number of planners employed by local authorities or developers who possess a Level 7 Chartered Town Planner Apprenticeship qualification.