Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 104409
Gardens Trust: Planning Permission
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
Rebecca Smith
Conservative — South West Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what regard he has given to representations from the Gardens Trust about his Department's plans to remove it as a statutory consultee in the planning system.
Answer
Matthew PennycookOn 17 November 2025, my Department published a consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. That consultation closed on 13 January 2026 and can be found on gov.uk here. No decision will be made on the Garden Trust’s role until responses to t...
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