Question follow-through · 86365
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) time limits and (b) penalties for local planning authorities that do not determine small applic
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 7 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Housing and planning
- Private Rented Housing: Complaints · 14 May 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 10 Sept 2026
- Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 · 8 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) time limits and (b) penalties for local planning authorities that do not determine small applic
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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7 Nov 2025
Answer published
My Department recognises the importance of timely decision-making in the planning system, particularly for small applications which are often vital to local communities and small businesses. Local planning authorities are already subject to statutory time...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Private Rented Housing: Complaints
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness for renters of the two redress schemes currently endorsed by the government.