Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 90256

Planning Permission

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2025 to Question 58228 on Planning: Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Local Authorities are upholding the Gol

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 58228 on 24 June 2025. The government’s planning practice guidance on viability makes clear that where development is subject to the ‘Golden Rules’, site specific viability assessment should n...

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