Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78234

Planning Permission

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's document entitled Planning applications in England: April to June 2025 - statistical release, published on 18 September 2025, what assessment h

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The individual factors affecting changes in quarterly planning statistics are complex and difficult to disentangle. My Department’s initial assessment is that a combination of structural, economic, and operational factors best explain the Q2 2025 results....
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