Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 8204

Planning Authorities: Staff

Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 18 October 2024

Question

Mrs Kemi Badenoch

ConservativeNorth West Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 25 July 2024 to Question 1007 on Planning Authorities: Staff, how the 300 planners her Department plans to hire over the next five years will be funded.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Department continues to assess options for delivering 300 additional planning officers to ensure their recruitment supports the quality of local planning services, proposed reforms to the system, housebuilding priorities and our manifesto commitments....

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