Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 95850

Planning: Public Consultation

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department issues guidance to local planning authorities on ensuring that public consultation and plan-making processes do not appear (a) biased and (b) predetermined

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that local development plans should be shaped by early, proportionate, and effective engagement between plan-makers and communities, local organisations, and businesses.Regulations under the Planning and Com...

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