questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the process for restoring planning decision-making powers to local planning authorities designated for poor performance; whether his Department has an indicative timetable or performance criteria for the return of those powers; and whether changes in political administration and improvements in planning performance are taken into account when considering whether to revoke a designation.
answerText: The process and criteria for de-designation are set out in the government's Improving Planning Performance: Criteria for Designation, which can be found on gov.uk here. The Secretary of State normally considers whether any designations should be lifted on...
heading: Planning Authorities