Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 113921

Planning Authorities: Working Hours

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Claire Coutinho

ConservativeEast Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish data on the number of local authorities that do not operate out-of-hours planning enforcement teams.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department does not collect data on the operating hours of planning enforcement teams.
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