Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 99395
Planning Permission: Standards
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat — Dorking and Horley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to speed up the planning and appeals process in local authorities.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Planning and Infrastructure Act will streamline planning processes, improve certainty for applicants, and unlock and accelerate more housing and infrastructure delivery. Its provisions include powers that allow the Secretary of State to delegate plann...
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