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 Democrat — Taunton 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 PennycookThe 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.