Written Question·Treasury·UIN 110243

Planning Blight

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 15.27 of the Valuation Office Agency's technical manual, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of widening the provision to allow landlords to serve bligh

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Section 168 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 legislates how Blight Notices can be used. This legislation and any revisions to it fall within the remit of MHCLG.