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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to Question 18619 on 23 July 2026 on Planning Authorities: Housing, what estimate her Department has made of the number of local planning authorities that (a) cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and (b) are subject to consequences arising from the Housing Delivery Test.

To return to a regular publication timetable and ensure that scores reflect the most up-to-date information on housing delivery, the government published the Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results for 2024 and 2025 on 17 August.

The 2025 HDT results should be used for decision-making purposes and can be found on gov.uk here.