Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 72555
Planning Obligations
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025
Question
Dr Allison Gardner
Labour — Stoke-on-Trent South
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve enforcement of agreements under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Answer
Matthew PennycookEnforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities. They have a wide range of powers with strong penalties for non-compliance and it is for them to decide how and when they use those powers depending on the circumstances of each case. The gove...
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