Craig Whittaker – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2016-06-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of local authorities in processing and deciding planning applications within recommended timescales.

Brandon Lewis

Between January and March 2016, local planning authorities decided 82 per cent of major applications on time; the highest figure on record.