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Closed Consultation Published 17 Nov 2025 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ↗ View on GOV.UK

Reforms to the statutory consultee system

This consultation seeks views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system and covers the following key proposals: Removing statutory consultee status from certain bodies Reviewing the scope of what statutory consultees advise on; and Improving performance management across existing statutory consultee bodies in the planning system more widely Please read the consultation document for more detail on the proposals before you share your views with us.

Opened 17 Nov 2025
Closed 13 Jan 2026