questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 Match 2026 to Question 116487 on Local Plans and Planning Permission, what (a) advice and (b) guidance has been issued to Ministers on predetermination in called-in planning applications, and recovered planning appeals and Special Development Orders; and whether predetermination applies to decisions to use the call-in and recovery process prior to any substantive decision on the application.
answerText: Published guidance on propriety in respect of planning casework decisions can be found here. The principles set out in the guidance apply to decisions to use the call-in and recovery process as well as to substantive decisions.
heading: Planning Permission: Appeals