Question follow-through · 54252

Planning: Mediation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation in the planning process.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
6 Jun 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of increasing the use of mediation in the planning process.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    My Department has had no recent discussions with stakeholders about the increased use of mediation within the planning system.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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