Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 90257
Planning Permission
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will publish further guidance to Local Planning Authorities on the weight given in the planning balance to a failure to comply with the Golden Rules.
Answer
Matthew PennycookI 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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