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Planning Inspectorate: Standards

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 116761

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Planning Inspectorate against its targets on planning decisions.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 112059 on 24 February 2026.

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