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Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 45663

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) she and (b) the Planning Inspectorate have full access to redacted sections of (i) documentation and (ii) drawings of the proposed Chinese Embassy.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

All Inquiry documents for this case are publicly available on Tower Hamlets website here. The case is not yet before the Secretary of State.

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