Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 94683

Green Belt: Planning Permission

Tabled: 26 November 2025

Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish an assessment of the cumulative impact on the protection of Green Belt land of reducing the number of planning applications requiring advice from statutory con

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

On 17 November 2025, my Department published a consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. That consultation closes on 13 January 2026 and can be found on gov.uk here.A consultation will also be carried out in due course seeking views on pl...

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