Green Belt: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 94684 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the risk that the combination of expanded intervention powers and reduced statutory consultee involvement may incentivise speculative applications
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 5 Dec 2025
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...