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Local Plans: Reform

Asked by Jack RankinConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80995

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the role of local plans in the planning system in the future.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 27 February 2025 (HCWS480).

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