Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 85980

Planning Permission: Reform

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders following the closure of the consultation on Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
My Department engages regularly with a range of stakeholders about our ongoing reforms to the planning system, including proposals to increase build out rates.