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Planning Permission: Statistics

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5339

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department collates statistics on retrospective planning applications.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not collect data specifically relating to the number of retrospective planning applications

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