The topic lensIssue · 19 divisions tagged · 12 parties active
Planning.
Planning policy and development control
Divisions tagged
19
This parliament
Parties active
12
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Traditional Unionist Voice
75% aligned
Recent activity
10
Most-recent divisions
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | 0 | 50% on-whip · 356 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -7 | 43% on-whip · 112 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | -4 | 46% on-whip · 70 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | 0 | 50% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +4 | 54% on-whip · 13 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -5 | 45% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +11 | 61% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | -3 | 47% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support streamlining planning decisions by removing councillors' ability to block small housing applications, prioritising housebuilding and lower construction costs over local political control. · No: Oppose the regulations as an erosion of local democratic accountability, arguing elected councillors should retain scrutiny over planning applications in their areas regardless of size. | 283 | 181 | Yes |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 Aye: Support the government in rejecting the Lords amendment, accepting that existing consultation processes are sufficient oversight for changes to planning delegation without requiring a full parliamentary vote each time. · No: Support the Lords amendment requiring affirmative parliamentary approval before regulations alter the national scheme of delegation, arguing this is a necessary democratic safeguard against excessive centralisation of planning powers away from local councillors and communities. | 255 | 130 | Yes |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 Aye: Support the government's decision to reject Lords amendment 32 and remove it from the bill, prioritising a streamlined planning and infrastructure consenting regime over the additional safeguards the Lords inserted. · No: Support retaining Lords amendment 32, backing the Lords' attempt to strengthen environmental or planning protections within the bill against the government's wishes. | 267 | 80 | Yes |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39 Aye: Support the government's rejection of the Lords' brownfield-first requirement, arguing that local planning policy is the right place to weigh up land suitability rather than a blanket legislative mandate · No: Support the Lords' amendment to embed a brownfield-first principle in law, protecting greenfield and countryside from development and pushing housebuilding towards previously developed urban land | 248 | 132 | Yes |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Aye: Support rejecting the Lords amendment, accepting the government's argument that changes to permitted development rights must go through a dedicated consultation process rather than being inserted into this Bill. · No: Support the Lords amendment, which would have immediately protected assets of community value from demolition under permitted development rights, without waiting for a future consultation that may not materialise. | 255 | 131 | Yes |
All 19 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on planning is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Hilary Benn | Leeds South | 83% |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent West | 83% |
| Liam Byrne | Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North | 83% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Brien | Harborough, Oadby and Wigston | 83% |
| Graham Stuart | Beverley and Holderness | 80% |
| Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and Tavistock | 80% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Max Wilkinson | Cheltenham | 83% |
| Sarah Gibson | Chippenham | 71% |
| David Chadwick | Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe | 71% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Lightwood | Wakefield and Rothwell | 82% |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 82% |
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 82% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 100% |
| Alex Easton | North Down | 75% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 75% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Suella Braverman | Fareham and Waterlooville | 100% |
| Lee Anderson | Ashfield | 56% |
| Danny Kruger | East Wiltshire | 56% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Planning” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.
Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 19 divisions