Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 21439
Planning Permission
Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Mr Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat — Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of preventing planning inspectors from overturning decisions made in line with neighbourhood plans.
Answer
Matthew PennycookAppeal decisions by planning inspectors must be taken in accordance with policies in the development plan for the area, including any neighbourhood plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The revised National Planning Policy Framework, wh...
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