Gardens Trust: Planning
Commons · Question 103649 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact on local planning authorities of removing the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee, with reference to the cost of
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 14 Jan 2026
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...