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

To ask His Majesty's Government how many councils do not have an up-to-date council plan; and, of these, how many have plans that are respectively more than (1) five years, (2) 10 years, and (3) 15 years out of date.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that up-to-date local plans should provide a framework for addressing housing needs and other economic, social and environmental priorities.

All the information requested and more, on the status of Local Plan, is published by the Planning Inspectorate can be found on the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-plan-monitoring-progress