Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 86838
Planning Permission: Public Consultation
Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Joe Morris
Labour — Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that communities are consulted on planning applications in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North
Answer
Matthew PennycookAfter a local planning authority in England has received a planning application, it must undertake a period of consultation where views on the proposed development can be expressed. The formal consultation period must last for at least 21 days, and the lo...
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