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Planning Permission: Appeals

Asked by Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 120247

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to limit speculative planning applications for sites that have been deemed unsuitable for development by the Planning Inspectorate.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Local planning authorities have the power to decline to determine applications if planning permission has been refused for two or more substantially similar applications on the same site within the past two years. This includes any appeals dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate.

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