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

LabourHexham

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 Pennycook
After 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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