Open consultation
Reforms to the statutory consultee system
Applies to England
Consultation description
Statutory consultees play an important role in the planning application process by providing expert advice on significant environmental, transport, safety, and heritage issues.
However, local planning authorities and developers report that the statutory consultee system is not working effectively.
This consultation seeks views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system and covers the following proposals:
- removing statutory consultee status from certain bodies
- reviewing the scope of what statutory consultees advise on
- improving performance management across existing statutory consultee bodies in the planning system
Documents
Ways to respond
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Email to:
StatutoryConsulteeReforms@communities.gov.uk
Write to:
Sean O'Byrne,
Planning – Development Management Team,
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,
Third Floor,
Fry Building,
2 Marsham Street,
London,
SW1P 4DF
Updates to this page
Published 18 November 2025