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  • Planning committee reforms: statutory consultation on draft Regulations and guidance

    Planning committees play a critical role in maintaining public trust and ensuring local democratic oversight within the English planning system. Planning committees remain central to transparent, consistent, and high-quality decision making. In the King’s Speech, the Government announced that it would modernise the way planning committees operate to best deliver for communities and support much needed development. To achieve this, the Government introduced measures... More
    Closes 23 April 2026

  • Moving to commonhold: consultation on banning leasehold for new flats

    This consultation sets out the government’s proposed approach to introducing a ban on the use of leasehold for new flats so that the reformed commonhold model can be the default tenure for new flats. It seeks views from industry and consumers on questions relating to scope, exemptions, timings, transitional arrangements, and the wider commonhold legal framework. More
    Closes 24 April 2026

  • Consultation Direction

    Consulting the Secretary of State on Planning Decisions Topic of this consultation Th is consultation seeks views on three proposed measures which will require Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to consult the Secretary of State on certain planning applications. Scope of this consultation This consultation seeks views on two new proposals for a requirement for LPAs to consult the Secretary of State where they are... More
    Closes 4 May 2026

  • Fees for Planning Applications

    This consultation seeks views on proposals to: Establish a new national default fee schedule, based on 90% of estimated costs, to bring planning fees to a level closer to cost recovery and act as a baseline from which a new local fee setting model will operate. Introduce new fees and restructure existing fee categories in order to reduce complexity for users. Implement a surcharge on planning fees for statutory consultees, set in the region of 10 per cent of... More
    Closes 18 May 2026

  • Construction Products Reform White Paper

    The Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017 led to a devastating loss of life and laid bare systemic failures in the mechanisms designed to safeguard homes and the built environment. The tragedy revealed a pervasive crisis in the United Kingdom’s construction products regulatory system. Construction products are a foundational element of the built environment. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry , alongside independent reviews by Dame Judith Hackitt and Paul Morrell OBE and Anneliese Day KC ,... More
    Closes 20 May 2026

  • Consultation on the General Safety Requirement (GSR) for Construction Products

    The Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017 claimed 72 lives and exposed a pervasive crisis in the United Kingdom’s construction products regulatory regime. The devasting loss of life laid bare failures in the mechanisms designed to safeguard homes and residents.  The Construction Products Reform White Paper   confirms the government’s ambitious programme of reforms that are essential for public safety, critical to unlocking long term investment and economic growth, reducing... More
    Closes 20 May 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. The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (the Act) introduces significant reforms to the assured tenancy framework, establishing a simpler and more secure tenancy system. Key changes include abolishing... More
    Closes 28 May 2026

  • Redefining Category A building work consultation

    This consultation seeks views on proposals to improve the proportionality of the building control process for Category A and Category B building work to existing buildings under the higher-risk building (HRB) control regime (‘the regime’). The consultation also seeks views on how guidance could be improved and the role of Competent Persons Schemes in Category B works. We are committed to ensuring that the higher-risk regime is applied in a proportionate way. By this we... More
    Closes 28 May 2026

  • Call for Evidence - Park homes: reasons for commission payments

    This call for evidence seeks to understand the rationale for the commission paid when a park home is sold, how the commission rate was set, the role it plays within existing legislation and the sector’s business model. There has been considerable debate about the commission payment since it became a statutory requirement in 1975. Since then, debates and reviews have largely focused on the impact that changes to the commission rate could have on the sector. While this remains... More
    Closes 29 May 2026

  • Fire Risk Assessors Consultation

    Title: Fire Risk Assessors Consultation Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on proposals relating to the fire risk assessor (FRA) profession. It covers the following areas: The future development of the FRA profession The powers needed to regulate the FRA profession, and Implementation approaches for competency requirements in the FRA profession. ... More

  • 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 decade of renewal in social and affordable housing confirmed that providers will be able to combine the loans with grant from the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, guaranteed lending from the... More

  • 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

  • Consultation on Plan Approval Requirements for New Builds and Fire Safety Order Buildings

    The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views of to amend the procedural requirements of the building control process for buildings under 18 metres. The proposals relate to the introduction of more stringent building control procedural requirements for new homes and in some instances work to existing dwellings where the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (Fire Safety Order or FSO) applies below 18 metres. We also intend for these... More

  • New Towns Draft Programme Consultation

    ​​The government is launching a public consultation on the New Towns Draft Programme  and its environmental implications. ​Since the publication of the New Towns Taskforce report in September 2025, the government has been developing the draft programme to unlock significant economic potential, lay the foundations for long-term sustainable growth, and create places at a scale that allows them to be built with all the infrastructure they need to succeed.   ... More
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