Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105975

Planning Permission: Equality

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the ability of vulnerable groups to access planning consultations.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Under the Equality Act 2010, all public bodies have a Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) to have due regard to certain equality considerations when exercising their functions, this includes public engagements such as planning consultations. Planning consu...
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