Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 57476

Planning: Public Consultation

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Bureaucratic burden lifted to speed up building in growth agenda, published on 10 March 2025, when she plans to publish

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
As per the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 10 March 2025 (HCWS510), we intend to consult shortly on reform of the statutory consultee system. A publication date is yet to be confirmed.