Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 107916
Gardens and Parks: Planning Permission
Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 30 January 2026
Question
Mr Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat — Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support the Government is providing to local planning authorities to ensure they have the expertise to manage parks and gardens casework in the absence of guaranteed special
Answer
Matthew PennycookOn 18 November 2025, my Department published a consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, closed on 13 January 2026. The consultation asked for views on the impact of removing consultee...
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