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1726443

	registered interest
	date	27/08/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that local authorities work collaboratively when preparing local plans.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bedford
	uin	900288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities should already be working together when preparing development plans under the current plan making system as the Duty to Cooperate remains in place.</p><p>The consultation on proposed reforms to the NPPF published on 31 July included proposals to strengthen co-operation between local authorities on the sharing of unmet housing need and other strategic issues.</p><p>It also sought views on our proposed intention to introduce mandatory mechanisms for cross-boundary co-operation with a view to moving to a model of universal strategic planning coverage within the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 02/09/2024 16:48:41 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	5330

1724591

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a list of local planning authorities which (a) have and (b) do not have up to date local plans.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	2455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have adopted plans in the last five years. We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal plan coverage and ensure plans contribute positively to our ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes.</p><p> </p><p>The Planning Inspectorate monitors the progress of local plans and publishes a list of the overall position for each local planning authority. The list of local plans can be found at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out changes to how we plan for the homes we need as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, launched on 30 July. Funding will be made available to support authorities at advanced stages of plan-making required to undertake additional work to take account of the updated NPPF once this is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2456 question first answered 05/09/2024 16:18:37 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1724595

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure local planning authorities without an up to date local plan get their plans up to date.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	2456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have adopted plans in the last five years. We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal plan coverage and ensure plans contribute positively to our ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes.</p><p> </p><p>The Planning Inspectorate monitors the progress of local plans and publishes a list of the overall position for each local planning authority. The list of local plans can be found at the following <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out changes to how we plan for the homes we need as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, launched on 30 July. Funding will be made available to support authorities at advanced stages of plan-making required to undertake additional work to take account of the updated NPPF once this is published.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 2455 question first answered 05/09/2024 16:18:37 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1723552

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities do not have up-to-date local plans.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	1750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have up-to-date local plans.</p><p>We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal plan coverage and ensure plans contribute positively to our ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes.</p><p>Further details are set out in the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 1753 question first answered 02/08/2024 10:44:54 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1723556

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities she expects to have up-to-date local plans on (a) 4 July 2025, (b) 4 July 2026, (c) 4 July 2027, (d) 4 July 2028 and (e) at the end of this Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	1753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2024 answer text <p>This Government has inherited a planning system in which only 31% of local planning authorities have up-to-date local plans.</p><p>We are determined to drive local plans to adoption as quickly as possible, to progress towards our ambition of achieving universal plan coverage and ensure plans contribute positively to our ambition of delivering 1.5 million homes.</p><p>Further details are set out in the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook grouped question UIN 1750 question first answered 02/08/2024 10:44:54 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1722893

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to pages 23 to 25 of the policy paper entitled, King's Speech 2024: background briefing notes, published by the Prime Minister's Office on 17 July 2024, on the proposed English Devolution Bill, what role she plans for (a) district councils and (b) county councils in drafting local growth plans; and how she expects such plans to interact with the local plans of (i) mayoral combined and (ii) local planning authorities.
	tabling member constituency	North West Essex
	tabling member printed	Mrs Kemi Badenoch
	uin	1325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>Every town and city has a vital contribution to make to growing our economy. The Government has set out its intention to work with places to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans. Local Growth Plans will be delivered through partnership, and MHCLG will write to places shortly to provide further detail on the approach to developing these Plans.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 31/07/2024 15:16:24 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
	tabling member	4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch

1672033

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the new National Planning Policy Framework; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any delay in its publication on the production of local plans.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Government is clear that it expects plan making to continue as we move towards the new system, following royal assent of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023. As part of that we are closely monitoring those areas that have failed to keep plans up to date.</p><p>We intend to publish updates to the National Planning Policy Framework later in 2023 and are carefully considering how the changes should be implemented to encourage and support different authorities to progress their plans to adoption.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 05/12/2023 14:03:12 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1670161

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Swinburne on 25 September (HL10097), what steps they have taken to ensure that local authorities have up to date local plans in place; and how many authorities are yet to submit their plans.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
	uin	HL316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that up-to-date local plans should provide a framework for addressing housing needs and other economic, social and environmental priorities.</p><p>As of the end of October 2023, 326 local planning authorities have an adopted local plan (under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004). 219 local planning authorities have an adopted local plan that is over five years old, of which 91 have begun a consultation on a new plan and 43 have submitted a new local plan for examination. 12 have no adopted local plan, of which 5 have submitted their first local plan for examination.</p><p>The Government’s priority for getting up to date plans in place has not changed and we have been clear that local planning authorities should continue to progress their plans.</p><p>The Government funds the Planning Advisory Service which has a team of planning specialists who can give advice and support to local planning authorities on the local plan process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/11/2023 14:53:14 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1659987

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of local authorities who have up to date local plans; and what steps they plan to take to encourage local authorities who have not yet submitted their local plans to do so.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
	uin	HL10097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Information on the status of Local Plans is published by the Planning Inspectorate at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress</a>.</p><p>The Government has been very clear that all local authorities should have a plan in place.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Swinburne question first answered 25/09/2023 10:49:22 answering member 4985 label Biography information for Baroness Swinburne attachment 1 file name Local Plan_ monitoring progress - GOV.UK.pdf title Local Plan monitoring progress
	tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1660229

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Local Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what policy guidance his Department uses to determine a request for variation by a local authority to deviate from its adopted local plan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
	uin	199176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Planning law and national planning policy is clear that the starting point for decisions is the development plan for the area, unless material considerations indicate otherwise.</p><p>Through our reforms in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, we plan to strengthen the role of the development plan.</p><p>The local planning authority may depart from development plan policy where material considerations indicate that the plan should not be followed, subject to any conditions prescribed by direction by the Secretary of State. This power to depart from development plan policy is confirmed in <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2015%2F595%2Farticle%2F32%2Fmade&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C929949af56e84f46a71c08dbb9f7aacf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638308245588163982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AF9Gkc2P2O5VBwZwBNG8ZXUn4gNnZhf%2FjZok4A4U2fE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">article 32 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015</a>.</p><p>In cases where the local planning authority intends to depart from development plan policy, <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fuksi%2F2015%2F595%2Farticle%2F15%2Fmade&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C929949af56e84f46a71c08dbb9f7aacf%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638308245588163982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2pBn%2FMIofP%2FYrsWxw7iGvM2nHwjI9v8nDgzAzRVF2hY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">article 15(3) of the Development Management Procedure Order</a> sets out the publicity requirements which must be followed before the decision is taken.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/09/2023 16:43:49 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell