Question follow-through · 113114

Planning: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 104783, on Planning: Equality, and to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 105975, on Planning Permission: Equality,

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026, to Question 104783, on Planning: Equality, and to the answer of 23 January 2026, to Question 105975, on Planning Permission: Equality,

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The government is currently consulting on a new National Planning Policy Framework that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making. The consultation will remain open for responses until 10 March 2026 and can be found on g...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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