Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 73763

Planning Permission

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 31485 on Planning Permission, what criteria her Department uses to determine whether a planning application for non-governm

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Special Development Orders are a long-established part of the planning system. Each case is considered on its individual merits. The government has no plans to change this approach.