Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions he has been asked to confirm a local planning authority's decision to revoke planning permission under Section 97 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and on how many such occasions he (a) confirmed and (b) overturned that decision in each year since 2016.

The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 only requires the Secretary of State to confirm an order revoking planning permission made by a local authority under Section 97 of the Act where it is opposed by the person on whom it is served. According to available records, the Secretary of State has been asked to confirm 25 revocation orders.

The Secretary of State has not confirmed or overturned any revocation orders since 2016.