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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that housing developers follow planning regulations and are granted permission to build only structures that meet planning standards as a result of his reforms to the planning system.

National planning policy is clear that proposed development of poor design that fails to improve the character and quality of an area should be refused, and that the quality of approved development should not be diminished by subsequent changes to the permitted scheme. It is the role of local planning authorities’ enforcement teams to ensure that development is built in accordance with the planning permission granted.