questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will issue guidance to local planning authorities to help ensure consistency in how (a) draft and (b) consultative planning policies are applied to pre-application and planning applications pending their inclusion in the National Planning Policy Framework.
answerText: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 102812 on 13 January 2026.
heading: Regional Planning and Development