Written questions

Planning: Reform

Lords · Question HL7835 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness O'Neill of Bexley

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister for Housing and Planning on 10 March (HCWS510), what is their timetable for the publication of the consultation on removing statutory consultees in the planning process; and

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 3 Jun 2025

We have committed to consult this Spring on the impact of removing a limited number of statutory consultees. A publication date is yet to be confirmed.