Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 103510
Planning Permission
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Marie Goldman
Liberal Democrat — Chelmsford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the potential impacts on property owners of planning permission applications being permitted on their property from those who do not own it.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe planning system entitles anyone to apply for planning permission on any land, irrespective of ownership, but applicants are legally required to notify the owners of a site before they submit their planning application. This facilitates delivery of dev...
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