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
Labour — Morecambe 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 PennycookThe 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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