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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage councils to implement Local Development Orders to allow for the redevelopment of land near existing public transport for house building.

A Local Development Order (LDO) is a flexible tool a local planning authority can use to promote and permit development, including for housing, without the need for individual planning applications. To encourage their use we have prepared guidance which is set out in our planning practice guidance (attached) at: www.gov.uk/guidance/when-is-permission-required#types-of-area-wide-permission. The Planning Advisory Service has also published guidance for councils

on preparing Local Development Orders which is available (attached) to view at:

www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/LDO%20Guidance%20Document%20March%202019.pdf.