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 PennycookSpecial 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.