Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what number and proportion of holding directions made under section 31 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 have been issued by officials of his Department without ministerial involvement.
There were a total of 31 Article 31 holding directions in effect as of 8 January 2021. These directions were all issued by officials under delegated powers. Directions related to applications in the following local authorities: Bristol, East Lindsey, Enfield, the Greater London Authority, Halton, Hammersmith, Havering, Luton, North Warwickshire and Stevenage.