Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to speed up planning enforcement to reduce damage in heritage centres.

We have given local planning authorities a wide range of strong enforcement powers to enable them to tackle unauthorised development or works to listed buildings, including the ability to apply for planning injunctions to prevent actual or apprehended breaches. We consider these powers remain appropriate and have no plans to amend them at this time.