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Planning Permission: Reform

Asked by Joe MorrisLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 5 November 2025UIN 85980

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders following the closure of the consultation on Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department engages regularly with a range of stakeholders about our ongoing reforms to the planning system, including proposals to increase build out rates.

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