Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 33749

Planning Authorities: Finance

Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal DemocratTaunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to bind ring-fenced planning department budgets within local authorities.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The ringfencing, or retention, of planning fee income within local authority planning services will be considered as part of the government’s longer-term plans for planning fees.