Reforms to the Statutory Consultee System
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has launched a consultation to seek views on reforming the role of statutory consultees in the planning system in England.
This consultation covers the following 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.
This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 13 January 2026. Details can be found here.
