Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 70435

Roads: Planning Permission

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Steve Barclay

Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will issue guidance on the steps steps a local authority can take to compel a developer to comply with the conditions of their original planning consent relatin

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Guidance on local planning authorities’ enforcement powers can be found in the relevant planning practice guidance on gov.uk here. Enforcement is at the discretion of local planning authorities and it is for them to decide how and when they use their powe...

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