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Housing: Planning Permission

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 75441

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of dwellings there are with extant planning permission that have not been started.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not collect data on the number of dwellings with extant planning permission that have not yet started construction.

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