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Housing: Planning Permission

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 119293

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the consistency of Planning Inspectorate decisions where local plans are absent, emerging or under review; how often inspectors have cited housing

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has made no such assessment. The Planning Inspectorate does not compile data on the number of instances Inspectors have cited Housing Land Supply shortfalls to allow an appeal on designated land, such as a protected site.

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