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Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Resetting the S106 system, HCWS1286, published on 28 January 2026, whether additional legal, valuation, and planning resources wi

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement entitled Resetting the S106 system, HCWS1286, published on 28 January 2026, whether additional legal, valuation, and planning resources wi

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Planning and Infrastructure Act includes powers that allow the Secretary of State to delegate planning fee-setting to local planning authorities, enabling them to recover costs and reinvest to provide a more efficient and responsive planning service, ...

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Affordable Housing: Greater London

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Affordable Housing: Greater London

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Affordable Housing: Housing Starts

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Affordable Housing: Greater London

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Affordable Housing: Greater London

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Affordable Housing: Housing Starts

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Combined Authorities

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Combined Authorities

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Local Government Finance

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