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Planning Permission: Public Consultation

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 6 February 2026UIN 109639

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will respond to the consultation entitled Reforms to the statutory consultee system which closed on 13 January 2026.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

A government response will be published in due course.

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