Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether an imminent minerals local plan renewal should wait for new local plan making regulations to be introduced.

Minerals and Waste Plans will be subject to new regulations under the new plan making system.

The government re-confirmed in December 2025 that the deadline for submission of plans for examination under the current plan-making system is December 2026.

While we have urged Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to progress plans as soon as possible, it is for individual LPAs to decide whether their next plan can be submitted under the current plan-making system, or whether it would be more appropriate to progress under the new system.