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 PennycookUnder 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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