Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 50500

Planning: Local Government

Tabled: 7 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of a new national scheme of delegation in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on local democratic oversight.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes regulation-making powers to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation. The government intend to formally consult on these proposals alongside the Bill’s passage.