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Housing: Planning Permission

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 29 June 2026UIN 11402

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the level of percentage approval rates by the Planning Inspectorate in relation to appeals on housing developments with less than 20 un

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department has made no such assessment.

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