Oral Answers to Questions

Neil Carmichael Excerpts

Monday 28th November 2016 Commons Chamber

[Gavin Barwell]

The Minister for Housing and Planning is very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss those issues.

[Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con)]

T9. If we are to have a local plan-led system, what is the Minister going to do to make sure that local plans are saluted, especially by planning inspectors?

[Gavin Barwell]

Provided that local plans have a five-year land supply, the expectation should be that planning applications are decided in accordance with those local plans, unless clear material considerations suggest otherwise. My message to my hon. Friend is to make sure that his local authority has a local plan in place with a five-year land supply.