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Housing: Planning Permission

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128740

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has made an assessment of future local planning timetables and how they align with national housing objectives.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not hold data relating to future unpublished local plan timetables and their correlation with national housing objectives.

The new plan-making system includes a new process for producing plans with clear steps that a local planning authority will need to take. This should support faster preparation of plans and more frequent updates, helping to ensure that plans delivering higher housing figures are in place more quickly.

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