Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 70799

Gardens Trust: Planning Permission

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence the consultation into the proposal to remove the Garden Trusts as a statutory consultee in the planning system.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government is committed to reviewing the existing statutory consultee arrangements to ensure they align with the government’s ambitions for growth. As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult on rem...
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