Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 114821

Planning Permission

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of putting the agent of change principle on a statutory footing on i) the speed of the planning process ii) the number of gras

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The agent of change policy is given effect through the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which makes clear that where the operation of an existing business or community facility could have a significant adverse effect on new development in its vi...

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