Question follow-through · 38047

Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, published on 11 March 2025, whether she has made an estimate of the number of planning applications decided by the casting vo

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
17 Mar 2025
Answer
21 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, published on 11 March 2025, whether she has made an estimate of the number of planning applications decided by the casting vo

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    My Department has had a constructive engagement with the sector regarding our proposals for mandatory training for planning committee members and we will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders in respect of the details of the proposed training and ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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