Planning Permission: Appeals

Summary

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of local planning authorities who do not pay cost awards in relation to planning decisions.

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1. 7 January 2026

   Written question

   To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of local planning authorities who do not pay cost awards in relation to planning decisions.

   Source: Lords

2. 14 January 2026

   Answer

   My Department has made no such assessment.The award of costs regime exists to encourage good behaviour by all parties in the planning process. Costs may be awarded where a party has behaved unreasonably and has caused another party to incur unnecessary or...

   Source: Written answer

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