Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 45319

Planning Inspectorate: Staff

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

LabourMorecambe and Lunesdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning inspectors are qualified to run local planning examinations; and whether her Department plans to increase staffing at the Planning Inspectorate in the context o

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) currently has 60 Inspectors (55FTE) trained to carry out Local Plan Examinations.The government is committed to achieving a more efficient and consistent local plans examination process. This includes ensuring there is suf...

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