Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 80998

Planning Permission

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Jack Rankin

ConservativeWindsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the tilted balance in decision making is formally recognised as part of national planning policy; and what guidance his Department has issued to ensure consistent applica

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Users of the National Planning Policy Framework sometimes describe the effect of paragraph 11d of the Framework as a ‘tilted balance’. However, the term itself does not form part of national planning policy. The Framework is a material consideration in de...

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