Question follow-through · 63655

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Letter to Chief Planning Officers of 24 May 2007, entitled Sensitive Information in applications for planning Permission and Listed Building Consent, whethe

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
2 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Letter to Chief Planning Officers of 24 May 2007, entitled Sensitive Information in applications for planning Permission and Listed Building Consent, whethe

  2. 2 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 58055 on 16 June 2025.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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