A question on #Planning #Appeals tabled by Blake Stephenson on 02-05-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Planning: Appeals
Question ID: 1799690
UIN: 49985
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-02
Asking Member ID: 5100
Asking Member display name: Blake Stephenson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Blake Stephenson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether councils can account for costs of planning appeals when calculating the level of planning fees in the context of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
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Date answered: 2025-05-08
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill contains a measure which would allow local planning authorities to set their own planning fees. The process for setting these fees will be set out in regulations. We will also publish guidance on the costs that may be ...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true