Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57892

Planning: Rural Areas

Tabled: 5 June 2025

Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative — Chester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the national scheme of delegation on people living in rural (a) communities and (b) villages.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Following the introduction of a national scheme of delegation, people living in rural communities and villages will continue to be able to make representations on individual planning applications, irrespective of who the decision maker is.On 28 May 2025, ...

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