Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 109781
Synagogues: Planning Permission
Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new Jewish places of worship have been granted planning permission by local authorities in (a) England and (b) greater London in every year since 1997.
Answer
Matthew PennycookMy Department does not hold the requested information. Although quarterly planning application statistics are collected and published on gov.uk here, separate figures on places of worship that have been granted planning permission are not collected.