Correspondence

Follow up letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to local planning authorities at risk of designation

On 4 October 2023, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning Rachel Maclean MP wrote to 10 local planning authorities at risk of designation under S62A Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Rachel Maclean
• Published: 5 October 2023

Applies to England

Documents

Letter to Chief Executive, Calderdale Council

PDF, 118 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Cotswold District Council

PDF, 160 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

PDF, 119 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Guildford Borough Council

PDF, 116 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

PDF, 117 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Peak District National Park Authority

PDF, 118 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Pendle Borough Council

PDF, 160 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Portsmouth City Council

PDF, 117 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Vale of White Horse District Council

PDF, 163 KB, 1 page

Letter to Chief Executive, Waverley Borough Council

PDF, 159 KB, 1 page

Details

The letters state:

The Minister of State for Housing and Planning has decided to not designate any of the 10 local planning authorities previously at risk of designation as a result of improvement in performance in recent quarters to June 2023.

Should a local planning authority not continue to demonstrate good performance in determining non-major applications at a level above the required threshold, the local planning may be designated at a point in the future. 

The letters follows previous correspondence of 12 April 2023 from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities Michael Gove.

Published 5 October 2023