Consultations

High Value Council Tax Surcharge: design and delivery

Ministerial Foreword This consultation seeks views on the detailed design of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) announced in the 2025 Budget.  In the Council Tax system, a band D property in Darlington or Blackpool, today worth around £400,000, pays £2,400 to £2,600...

Closes 14 July 2026

Developing a New College of Fire and Rescue - Consultation Survey

Scope of the Consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on how the establishment of the College of Fire and Rescue could best support future capability, professional development and resilience across the fire and rescue sector, as well as contributing...

Closes 15 July 2026

Technical consultation - Improving enforcement of council tax

Topic of the consultation: This consultation seeks views on steps that councils should take before proceeding to formal enforcement. Scope of the consultation: This consultation is focused on seeking views on amending...

Closes 29 July 2026

Permitted development rights: schools, assets of community value, defence and conservation

This consultation contains proposed changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended. It covers the following areas: Extending the existing temporary permitted development right for schools affected by RAAC. ...

Closes 5 August 2026

Consultation on Capital Risk Metrics implementation and mitigation measures in the Local Government Act 2003

This consultation seeks views on the capital risk metric calculations and implementation for use in the sector. It covers the following areas: Metrics calculations Threshold methodology Process following risk identification and implementation plan ...

Closes 6 August 2026

Call for Evidence: Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations

​​In December 2025, the government announced in the Single Construction Regulator prospectus that it will publish a new strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations in 2027. This will support the government’s vision for a building system where buildings are safe,...

Closes 12 August 2026

Improving proportionality and building safety outcomes in building control: emergency repairs under the higher-risk building regime

This consultation seeks views on proposals regarding the emergency repairs provision for building work to existing Higher-Risk Buildings (HRB) regime. The consultation also seeks views on how guidance and clarity around what constitutes an emergency repair can be improved. The emergency...

Closes 3 September 2026

Quid pro quo leases and the ground rent cap

The government is legislating to cap ground rents at £250 year, changing to a peppercorn after 40 years. In the policy paper on addressing unregulated and unaffordable ground rent (published on 27 January 2026) and Annex 5 to the draft Impact Assessment [1] for the draft Commonhold...

Low-interest Loans - Registered Provider Survey

The Spending Review sets out that there will be £2.5 billion in low-interest loans to support new social and affordable housing development, to complement commercial lending. Loans will be provided at interest rates materially lower than the rates available on the market. Our plan for a...

Development Management Funding 2025/6: Baseline Monitoring Survey

In March 2026, the government awarded over £9 million in development management funding to help local planning authorities with high economic growth potential and the highest volumes of major residential schemes at the post-outline stage to accelerate these applications through the system so they...

Closed 10 July 2026

Makerfield By-election Monitoring Survey 2026

Purpose: To assess accessibility in practice, with contractors and MHCLG staff observing interactions and environments during relevant activities. These observations will focus on behavioural indicators which may signal levels of comfort, confusion, or frustration. Contextual observations will also...

Closed 18 June 2026

Consultation on the modification to the two unitary proposal received from Adur District Council, Arun District Council, Chichester District Council, Crawley Borough Council, Horsham District Council, Mid-Sussex District Council and Worthing Borough Council

This consultation will close at 23:59 on Monday 15 June. This consultation seeks views on a potential modification to the proposal for unitary local government that the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) received from: Adur District Council, Arun...

Closed 15 June 2026

Consultation on the modification to the two unitary proposal received from East Sussex County Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Lewes District Council and Rother District Council

This consultation will close at 23:59 on Monday 15 June. This consultation seeks views on a potential modification to the proposal for unitary local government that the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) received from: East Sussex County Council,...

Closed 15 June 2026

Social Housing Tenure Standard: Direction to the Regulator of Social Housing

This consultation seeks views on a proposed Direction from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator), using powers under section 197 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (the 2008 Act) as amended. ...

Closed 28 May 2026