Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 121415

Planning Permission: Enforcement

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Dr Kieran Mullan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays related to the Planning Inspectorate’s processes of appeals against local authority enforcement notices have on the

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government is committed to the efficient handling of planning appeals, and the Planning Inspectorate has been working to improve processing and handling times in respect of them. As part of those efforts, it is trialling a pilot service of enforcement...

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