Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 80692

Planning Permission: Oxfordshire

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 24 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with the Environment Agency on their process for approving a planning application in the case of new development in Oxfordshire that will be

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
MHCLG ministers have had no recent discussions with the Environment Agency (EA) in respect of the matter in question.The EA has worked with Thames Water to develop a strategic approach to managing wastewater capacity challenges in Oxford. Working with loc...

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