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Pennycook Orders North East Lincolnshire Council to Progress Local Plan

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC · How we work

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Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook ordered North East Lincolnshire Council to progress its Local Plan.
The government set a deadline of 31 December for the council to submit the plan.
Councillors, led by Reform UK, voted against moving the draft to the Regulation 19 consultation.
Pennycook warned that delaying the plan would waste effort, create uncertainty and spur speculative development.

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Housing and Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook ordered North East Lincolnshire Council to progress its Local Plan.
The government set a deadline of 31 December for the council to submit the plan.
Councillors, led by Reform UK, voted against moving the draft to the Regulation 19 consultation.
Pennycook warned that delaying the plan would waste effort, create uncertainty and spur speculative development.