Planning Committee reform and boosting home building

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Published On: 27th March 2026

There is a consultation to 23rd April 2026 on draft regulations and guidance for planning committee reforms from the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 which covers delegation of planning decisions and the size of planning committees,  published with the Government’s response to the associated 2025 technical consultation.

The lawyer Nicola Gooch of Birketts explains the consultation in a blog here.

Nicola covers also the other Government’s publication on 25th March 2026 of the final set of emergency measures to boost London house building and supplies links to its five key documents.

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