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Question for Department for Communities and Local Government

UIN 52424, tabled on 8 November 2016

Question

John Mann
Labour
Bassetlaw
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many English councils do not have finalised local plans signed off by his Department.

Answer

Gavin Barwell
Conservative
Croydon Central
Commons

Answered on

14 November 2016

Plan-making has significantly improved under this Government and the Coalition. 72% of local planning authorities have an adopted Local Plan in place compared to 17% in 2010. 87% of authorities have published Local Plans as at 31 October 2016 compared to only 32% by May 2010.

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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