Question follow-through · 13601

Planning: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation on the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning syst

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
26 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
20 Jul 2026 · 24 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation on the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning syst

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 387 on 18 May 2026.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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