Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 56970

Planning Inspectorate: Standards

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning Inspectorate Performance update – April 2025, published on 25 April 2025, what steps she is taking to reduce the median decision time.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Planning Inspectorate's Strategic Plan commits to removing all casework backlogs and meeting all Ministerial targets by 2027. Casework including nationally significant infrastructure projects, local plan examinations, critical Secretary of State casew...
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