Correspondence
Local Plan examinations: letter to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate (November 2025)
This letter provides an update on the Duty to Co-operate within the current plan-making system.
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The Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, has written to the Planning Inspectorate to set out that government intends to revoke the Duty to Co-operate for the current plan-making system. He has also made clear that local planning authorities should continue to collaborate across their boundaries, including on unmet development needs from neighbouring areas.
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Published 27 November 2025