{"id":149366,"date":"2025-03-10T13:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=149366"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:05:03","slug":"powers-of-statutory-consultees-to-be-reduced-under-new-planning-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/powers-of-statutory-consultees-to-be-reduced-under-new-planning-reforms\/149366\/","title":{"rendered":"Powers of statutory consultees to be reduced under new planning reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sports England, the Gardens Trust and Theatres Trust will \u2018no longer be required to input\u2019 on planning decisions, with the scope of other legally required stakeholders reduced<\/h2>\n<p>Statutory consultees will have their scope and influence rolled back under proposed planning reforms, as the government seeks to facilitate increased housebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>The government will consult on the decision later in the spring on removing some organisations from the list entirely, whilst seeking to &#8220;reduce the type and number&#8221; of applications that will require statutory consultee&#8217;s input.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms would see the system transition from a case-by-case basis to relying more on standing guidance and working with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/national-planning-policy-framework--2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy prime minister and chancellor already paused the formation of new statutory consultees earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner said: \u2018We\u2019ve put growth at the heart of our plans as a government with our Plan for Change milestone to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/government-needs-deliver-450000-homes-2029-meet-1-5m-target\/143928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure 1.5m homes<\/a> and unleash Britain\u2019s potential to build.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to reform the system to ensure it is sensible and balanced and does not create unintended delays \u2013 putting a hold on people\u2019s lives and harming our efforts to build the homes people desperately need.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018New developments must still meet our high expectations to create the homes, facilities and infrastructure that communities need.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>Over 25 organisations are statutory consultees<\/h3>\n<p>The number of statutory consultees has grown &#8220;haphazardly&#8221; according to the government, with issues such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>statutory consultees failing to engage proactively;<\/li>\n<li>organisations taking too long to provide their advice;<\/li>\n<li>re-opening issues that have already been dealt with in local plans;<\/li>\n<li>submitting automatic holding objections which are then withdrawn at a late stage; and<\/li>\n<li>submitting advice that seeks &#8220;gold-plated&#8221; outcomes, going beyond what is necessary to make development acceptable in planning terms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over 300 applications were forced to seek approval by the Secretary of State after disagreements with consultees.<\/p>\n<p>One case in Bradford saw a development to create 140 homes next to a cricket club significantly delayed because &#8220;the application was thought to have not adequately considered the speed of cricket balls&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Sports England responded:<\/h3>\n<p><em>&#8220;The purpose of our statutory planning remit is to protect playing fields and community spaces for sport and physical activity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Britain\u2019s childhood obesity crisis is rising and low physical activity levels cost our economy \u00a37.4bn a year, making it vital we protect the places where local communities can be active.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We support growth, and exercise our powers carefully and quickly, ensuring local neighbourhoods are designed to help people live healthy, happy and active lives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We look forward to taking part in the government\u2019s consultation exercise and arguing the importance of protecting playing fields and places where local people can keep active.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Others welcomed the proposals<\/h3>\n<p>However pro-growth campaign group Britain Remade welcomed the proposals, with chief executive Sam Richards commenting:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government is absolutely right to reduce the number of statutory consultees and refocus the scope of their work. Too many had become policy campaigners within the government machine \u2013 in the process slowing down the building we desperately need[&#8230;]It\u2019s a step in the right direction but there\u2019s still more they can do. For example, they\u2019ve not introduced a \u201cuse it or lose it\u201d approach to objections. 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