Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate the Government has made of the number of vacant posts in planning departments in England.
The Government recognises that having well-resourced and skilled planning departments is essential for the delivery of our ambitious housing programme. We are working with the Local Government Association and the Royal Town Planning Institute to understand the resourcing and skills needs in council planning departments.