Written question asked by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) on Monday, 20 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 August 2026. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Labour) on Monday, 3 August 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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Housing: Construction

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of planning consents for residential development which have expired without construction beginning in each of the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the reasons for non-delivery.

Answer

My Department does not collect the requested data and has made no such estimate.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL2365

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Construction Housing Planning permission

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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