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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of land in England is covered by an adopted local plan.

As at 31 December 2016, 74 per cent of land in England is covered by an adopted Local Plan.

We want all areas to be covered by an up to date plan and that is why we have bought forward a statutory requirement in the Neighbourhood Planning Bill for local planning authorities to identify strategic priorities, and set out policies to address them in their development plan documents.