Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 102049

Planning: Local Government

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities will receive powers to set planning fees locally for the 2026/27 financial year.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Planning and Infrastructure Act provides the Secretary of State with the power to delegate the setting of planning fees to local planning authorities. The process for local fee setting will be set out in regulations this year. We will shortly also be ...

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