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Neighbourhood Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) streamline and (b) better resource Neighbourhood Plans in (i) less affluent communities and (ii) other communities.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
11 Jun 2025
Target answer date
13 Jun 2025
Answer
19 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) streamline and (b) better resource Neighbourhood Plans in (i) less affluent communities and (ii) other communities.

  2. 13 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Following the Spending Review, my Department has announced that it is unable to commission new neighbourhood planning support services for 2025 onwards. Technical support which has already been awarded will continue to be provided but must be completed be...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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