Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 23075

Planning: Devon and Somerset

Tabled: 9 January 2025

Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available to local government for planning enforcement in (a) Devon and (b) Somerset.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

In the answer to Question UIN 16501 on 5 December 2024 I set out the government’s investment to support capacity and capability in local authorities. This will be further underpinned by increases in planning fees that will help improve the resourcing of p...

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