Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 52910
Planning: Local Government
Tabled: 16 May 2025
Answered: 23 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Edwards
Labour — Tamworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the suitability of councils to enforce planning infringements made by their own authority.
Answer
Matthew PennycookIt is for local planning authorities to ensure they have appropriate systems in place to deal with investigating alleged breaches of planning control by other parts of their local authority. Each local authority has their own code of conduct to ensure the...
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