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Planning Permission

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 22 June 2026.

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Photo of Andrew Snowden Andrew Snowden Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of planning applications awaiting determination beyond statutory deadlines.

Photo of Matthew Pennycook Matthew Pennycook Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My Department does not collect data on the number of planning applications awaiting determination beyond statutory deadlines.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 22 June 2026, cW)

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