Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 120247

Planning Permission: Appeals

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal DemocratChichester

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to limit speculative planning applications for sites that have been deemed unsuitable for development by the Planning Inspectorate.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Local planning authorities have the power to decline to determine applications if planning permission has been refused for two or more substantially similar applications on the same site within the past two years. This includes any appeals dismissed by th...

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