Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 111132
Planning Permission: Disclosure of Information
Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Section 321 directions have been issued to allow for closed planning hearings in each of the last ten years.
Answer
Matthew PennycookIn the last ten years Section 321 directions have been issued in relation to two applications.