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  • Consultation on proposed regulations for a time-limited relief from the Community Infrastructure Levy in London

    This consultation seeks views on proposed regulations amending the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 (as amended) to introduce a new, time-limited relief from borough level CIL for certain qualifying developments in Greater London. This consultation will last for nine weeks from Thursday 16 July to Friday 18 September. More
    Closes 18 September 2026

  • Leasehold Enfranchisement Process Costs Exceptions: Consultation

    The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LFRA 2024) provides a new rule that all parties to a leaseholder’s claim to extend their lease, buy their freehold or buy out their ground rent liability should bear their own non-litigation costs (legal and valuation costs, also referred to as “process costs”), unless one of three limited exceptions applies. This consultation seeks views on exercising the powers introduced by the LFRA 2024 that allow the Secretary of State and the... More
    Closes 23 September 2026

  • Planning powers for mayors in England Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on the implementation of planning powers for mayors of strategic authorities in England. Scope of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on the implementation provisions in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 for: Mayoral powers in relation to planning applications of potential strategic importance, this includes the approach outside of London and further changes to the Mayor of... More
    Closes 6 October 2026

  • Consultation on revised Best Value guidance

    Statutory guidance on the Best Value Duty ( Best value standards and intervention: a statutory guide for best value authorities - GOV.UK ’) was published in May 2024 to provide greater clarity to the local government sector in England on what constitutes Best Value and the standards expected by central government. The guidance explained the various models of statutory and non-statutory intervention available to the department and the then Secretary of State to support authorities to... More
    Closes 7 October 2026

  • Consultation: Standard planning agreements for medium sites

    The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views on four standard templates pursuant to section 106 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for medium sites: Bilateral agreement comprising standard clauses template and Schedules for Financial Contributions and the Council’s Covenants Unilateral Undertaking comprising standard clauses template and a Schedule for Financial Contributions Affordable Housing Schedule for Full Planning Permissions,... More
    Closes 20 October 2026

  • Leasehold Enfranchisement Valuation Rates: Consultation

    ​​The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (“LFRA 2024”) will make several significant changes to the current statutory enfranchisement processes through which leaseholders can buy the freehold of their property or extend their lease in England and Wales.  ​​The LFRA 2024 will set a Standard Valuation Method for calculating how much the leaseholder must pay to buy the freehold, extend their lease or to buy out their ground rent. ... More
    Closes 21 October 2026

  • Single Construction Regulator Prospectus Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on the vision of the Single Construction Regulator, as proposed in the prospectus . It includes questions on: Roles Scope Areas of focus These proposals relate to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This consultation will last for 13 weeks from 17/12/2025. It will end on 20/3/2026. For any enquiries about the consultation please contact... More

  • Voter registration- Theory of Change pre-workshop survey

    We are holding 2 online Theory of Change workshops on the 4 th and 16 th of September. For context, a Theory of Change is a logic model used to help understand how a new policy, programme or process will translate planned activities to desired outcomes. Within the workshops we will discuss ideas on how to improve registration. The main focus of IVR work is on automated approaches for keeping people’s registration details up to date, alongside targeted efforts to get... More

  • LRO to allow applications for absent voting for devolved elections in Scotland and Wales to be made online

    Topic of this consultation: This consultation paper is issued on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and sets out the proposal to pass legislation to insert regulation making powers making it possible for applications for postal and proxy voting (also known as ‘absent voting’) arrangements for Senedd, Scottish Parliamentary, and local elections in Scotland and Wales to be made... More

  • Modernisation Pilots Monitoring Survey

    Monitoring Survey - 2026 local elections, pilot hubs Key aims of the monitoring survey: To assess accessibility in practice To use behaviour indicators as a signal for levels of comfort, confusion or frustration To understand how individuals respond to physical or procedural aspects of voting in hubs Election and Referendum Observer Briefing - April 2026.docx More
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