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
Labour — Hexham
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 PennycookMy Department engages regularly with a range of stakeholders about our ongoing reforms to the planning system, including proposals to increase build out rates.