Question follow-through · 120223
Housing Estates: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of powers held by (a) Government and (b) local authorities to compel housing developers to complete works so that infrastructure can
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of powers held by (a) Government and (b) local authorities to compel housing developers to complete works so that infrastructure can
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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24 Mar 2026
Answer published
The government does not provide any direct financial or other support to assist Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) in adopting infrastructure on newly developed housing estates. LPAs can use Section 106 planning obligations to secure a commitment from deve...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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