Question follow-through · 20870
Local Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 December 2024, Official Report, HCWS308, whether local authorities with existing Local Plans produced under the previous stand
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 17 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 7 Jan 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 December 2024, Official Report, HCWS308, whether local authorities with existing Local Plans produced under the previous stand
19 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jan 2025
Answer published
Having an effective up-to-date plan in place is essential to planning for, and meeting, development needs. Whether a local authority is required to update their Local Plan as a consequence of the new housing need requirement will depend on the stage a dra...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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