Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to paragraph 19 of the Guidance on planning propriety: planning casework decisions published in December 2021, and MHCLG guidance on Crown Development and Urgent Crown development regarding security sensitive information in planning applications,  whether all representations made by other government departments on a called-in planning application or recovered appeal, including on sensitive security matters, must be disclosed to the applicant.

Representations on planning applications are dealt with in accordance with paragraphs 18, 19 and 20 of the published propriety guidance on planning casework decisions which can be found here.

Ministers are able to issue a direction under section 321 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 on an application where required. This allows evidence to only be heard by specified persons.