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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to reform the way in which Neighbourhood Plans can be amended by (a) parish councils and (b) other sponsoring community groups; and if he will make a statement.

Over 2,100 communities have started the process of creating or have created a neighbourhood plan since 2012. The Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 will further strengthen neighbourhood planning, including reforms to make the process for neighbourhood planning groups to modify ‘made’ neighbourhood plans or orders proportionate to the changes proposed.