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

ConservativeSouth 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 Pennycook
On 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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