Planning Permission
(asked on 20th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their renewed focus on localism, in what circumstances they deem it appropriate for the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to override a vote to grant planning permission by councillors on a local planning authority and call-in an application for central government decision.
Answered by
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 3rd November 2026
The policy on calling in applications is set out in the Written Ministerial Statement made on 26 October 2012.