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We are seeking views on 4 standardised planning agreements for sites between 10 to 49 homes and up to 2.5 hectares in area.
This consultation seeks views on 4 standardised planning agreements for…
We are seeking views on how planning powers for mayors of strategic authorities in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 should be implemented.
Topic of the consultation This consultation seeks to gather views on…
Policy statement setting out steps the government is taking to reform the planning system.
This government has acted with ambition and urgency to tackle the acute…
We are seeking views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system in England.
We are seeking views on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system.
We are seeking views on draft regulations and guidance underpinning planning committee reforms in the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
This consultation seeks views on the implementation of our proposals to modernise planning committees.
We are seeking views on proposals that require Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to consult the Secretary of State on some planning decisions.
Information on how the government will deliver the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025.
The Department for Levelling Up. Housing and Communities seeks views on our approach to developing Environmental Outcomes Reports to support departments in the next stage of policy development.
This consultation seeks views on the government’s plans to provide a more transparent picture of controls on land through the creation of a freely accessible dataset.
We are seeking views on the usability of consolidated Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance.
This paper explores how different site sizes should be treated within the planning system and invites views on reforming site thresholds through a gradated approach to the system as a whole.
This paper invites views on further action the government could take to encourage a faster build out rate.
This consultation is seeking views on our proposed approach to revising the NPPF. It also seeks views on a series of wider national planning policy reforms.
A consultation on our proposals to make local plans (and minerals and waste plans) simpler, faster to prepare, and more accessible.
This paper invites views on how the government could reform the process for consenting Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP).
This paper invites views on how the government could reform planning committees to support a plan-led system and ensure appropriate democratic oversight.
This paper invites views on the government’s proposed new approach to development and nature recovery.
This paper invites views on further action the government could take through the planning system to support the development of brownfield land in urban areas.
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