Question follow-through · 5633
Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to sanction local planning authorities that do not have up-to-date local plan by 31 December
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 12 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 11 Oct 2024 · 29 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Housing and planning
- Private Rented Housing: Evictions · 4 Oct 2024
- Affordable Housing · 4 Oct 2024
- Development Plans: Greater London · 4 Oct 2024
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Flags · 4 Oct 2024
- Affordable Housing · 4 Oct 2024
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to sanction local planning authorities that do not have up-to-date local plan by 31 December
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Oct 2024
Answer published
To progress toward our ambition of universal local plan coverage, the Government has made clear that it will drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible.Local planning authorities should continue to progress their plans to adoption under the exis...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Affordable Housing
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Public Houses
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Private Rented Housing: Students
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Local Government: Elections
4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 5232 on Local Government: Elections, whether her Department holds a list of (a) councils, (b) mayors and (c) combined auth
Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax
4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2024 to Question 5229 on Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax, whether she plans to publish a response to the consultation; and wha
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings
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