Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 110799
Planning Permission
Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has undertaken into the reasons for sites with planning permission being (a) stalled and (b) not built out.
Answer
Matthew PennycookIn May 2025, the government published a Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out inviting views on further action the government should take to speed up homes being built. It can be found on gov.uk here. The working paper drew on a range of in...
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