Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 98790
Planning Permission: Appeals
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to review the performance and efficiency of the planning appeals process under forthcoming reforms.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Planning Inspectorate's Strategic Plan commits the Agency to removing all casework backlogs and meeting all Ministerial targets, including those on relating to planning appeals, by 2027. The Inspectorate regularly publishes updates on its performance.