Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 62852

Planning: Disclosure of Information

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to issue updated (a) guidance and (b) statutory requirements to (i) discourage planning applicants from providing supporting information in stages an

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework encourages early engagement between applicants and local planning authorities.Pre-application discussions can help avoid disputes and reduce delays by allowing an applicant and local planning authority to agree what ...

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