Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 88641

Stop Notices

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local authorities on how breaches of Temporary Stop Notices can be addressed.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Guidance on temporary stop notices can be found in the Enforcement and post-permission matters section of my Department's Planning Practice Guidance on gov.uk here.