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Planning Permission

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124794

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2026, to Question 117738, on Planning Permission, whether his Department holds a working list of which councils have Article 4 directions in fo

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 117738 on 13 March 2026.

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