Consultations

Find and take part in consultations run by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Public participation is important to the development of our policies so please have your say.

Open consultations

  • 2023 Aggregate Minerals Survey for Great Britain (Form B)

    Aggregate mineral sites granted or refused planning permission and the numbers of planning applications withdrawn during the period 2020 to 2023 This collection will be for planning application data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. Information for planning applications decided or...

    Closes 23 October 2024

  • New Homes Accelerator call for sites application form

    The New Homes Accelerator aims to speed up the delivery of large-scale housing developments across England. First announced by the Chancellor on 8 July 2024, the New Homes Accelerator is a key component of the government’s commitment to deliver 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament....

    Closes 31 October 2024

  • Building Safety Fund 2022 Application Form-R1

    This form is no longer in use for new applications to the Building Safety Fund. Please use the new application portal on the Building Remediation Hub Building Remediation Hub The only exception to this is if you are applying for buildings that commenced the removal and replacement of...

    Closes 31 December 2024

  • Building Safety Fund 2022 Application Form - Original Criteria - R2

    Please continue your application by clicking the link below:

    Closes 1 January 2025

  • BSF2022-R3

    Based on the information you have provided you do not appear to be eligible for the Building Safety Fund. We understand this is disappointing news, however please could you provide some basic information on your building in the following form. The form should only take a few minutes to...

    Closes 1 January 2025

  • Building Safety Fund - ACM Buildings - R4

    You have told us that you have Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) as part of your external wall system. You may be eligible for government funding to remediate the ACM on your external wall system. We will require further information and any evidence you may have that indicates that ACM...

    Closes 1 January 2025

  • Planning Reform Working Paper: Brownfield Passport

    The government is committed to getting Britain building again. This paper forms part of a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further policy development in collaboration with the wider sector. It proposes options for a form of brownfield...

Closed consultations

  • Understanding local authorities experiences with MHCLG monitoring returns

    Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. This survey is for local authorities who receive a grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government(MHCLG). The purpose is to understand your experiences when completing monitoring returns for MHCLG. This will...

    Closed 11 October 2024

  • Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system

    Scope of this consultation: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views on how we might revise national planning policy to support our wider objectives. Full details on the scope of consultation are found within chapter 1. Chapter 14 contains a table of all questions...

    Closed 24 September 2024

  • Leicester Review call for evidence

    In early 2023 the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, commissioned Lord Ian Austin of Dudley to chair an independent review into the unrest that occurred in Leicester in September 2022. Lord Austin is working with Professor Hilary Pilkington and...

    Closed 12 August 2024

  • ​​Consultation on the Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements

    The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Social Housing White Paper (‘ Social Housing White Paper ’) included a commitment to introduce an access to information scheme for the tenants of private registered providers (PRPs). The commitment specified that the scheme would allow social housing...

    Closed 22 July 2024

  • Locally-led Development Corporation Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on draft Regulations in relation to how an oversight authority is to oversee a Locally-led Urban Development Corporation following its designation. In addition, we are also asking for comments on updating the New Towns Act 1981(Local Authority Oversight) Regulations...

    Closed 5 June 2024