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Planning Permission: EU Law

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 2 September 2025UIN 68787

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Articles 13 and 141 of the EU Treaty Articles have been assimilated into the English planning system.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Articles 13 and 14 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU have not been incorporated into the planning system in England.

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