Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many appeals to the Planning Inspectorate have not been allocated an inspector within a year of their submission.
Answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch
The Planning Inspectorate currently has 878 appeals which have not been allocated an inspector within a year of their submission.
Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the written statement by the then-Minister of State for Equalities, Local Government, Faith and Communities entitled Building Regulations, published on 4 July 2022, HCWS172, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of the consultation published in autumn 2022; and what recent progress his Department has made on changing the building regulations and associated guidance.
Answered by Lee Rowley
This work continues to be undertaken and we will make an announcement regarding next steps in due course.
Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will work with local authorities to introduce a council tax discount for residents whose properties are on private roads.
Answered by Luke Hall
The Government does not have plans to introduce a new council tax discount for residents whose properties are on private roads. Council tax contributes to the cost of delivering a wide range of local services, including adult social care, children’s services and police and fire services. The council tax system contains a wide range of discounts and exemptions to reflect personal circumstances and local authorities also have discretion to offer discounts where they consider it appropriate.
Asked by: Nick Fletcher (Conservative - Don Valley)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council's unsuccessful application for funding from the £830 million Future High Street Fund, what support is available to help local authorities formulate innovative bids to help them to secure Government funding for projects.
Answered by Kelly Tolhurst
My officials are providing bespoke feedback to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council on their unsuccessful Future High Streets Fund application to help with future funding.
The Government is also providing support to local leadership through our High Streets Task Force, giving high streets and town centres expert advice to adapt and thrive. The Task Force is providing hands-on support to local areas to develop data-driven innovative strategies and connect local areas to relevant experts. The Task Force will be rolling out experts, training and data offers across the country in due course and has launched a range of online support.
I am also pleased to see that both Doncaster and Stainforth Town Deal Boards will be submitting their Town Investment Plan proposals at the end of January 2021. These Town Deals have the potential to benefit the wider Doncaster area and I look forward to receiving these very soon.
Beyond this, our new £4 billion Levelling Up Fund will be open to all local areas across the country, including £600 million available later this year.