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Creating a clear, rules-based planning system: letter to local authority leaders and mayors

The Minister of State for Housing and Planning has written to local authority leaders, mayors and chief executives of local authorities about the government’s next phase of reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and The Rt Hon Matthew Pennycook MP
Published:
18 August 2026

Applies to England

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Creating a clear, rules-based planning system: letter to local authority leaders and mayors

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Letter from Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, about government reforms to accelerate growth and housebuilding.

The letter was sent to:

  • local authority leaders
  • mayors
  • chief executives of local authorities

On 17 August 2026, the government published its response to the public consultation on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and announced wider measures to create a faster, more certain planning system.

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Published 18 August 2026

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