Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 64624

Planning: Local Government

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of replacing the role of local authorities with committees in planning decision on local representation in those d

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes a regulation-making power to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation.On 28 May 2025, my Department published a technical consultation on proposals for reform of planning committees. It can ...

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