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Planning Authorities: Finance

Asked by Gideon AmosLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 33749

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to bind ring-fenced planning department budgets within local authorities.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The ringfencing, or retention, of planning fee income within local authority planning services will be considered as part of the government’s longer-term plans for planning fees.

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