In today's world nothing stands still for long, least of all the planning system. Lots of PAS work is about helping Local Planning Authorites (LPAs) work and continue planning within a dynamic and changing system. To help LPAs navigate the changes curently under discussion, this page outlines the consultations that Government has most recently sought views on and which ones are currently live. We'll update it as things change. The individual topic areas of the PAS website provide more details.
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Consultation closed 24 September 2024.
- Consultation closed 26 February 2025.
- Consultation closed 21 February 2025.
- Consultation closed 21 February 2025.
- Consultation closed 28 February 2025.
Build out
Planning Reform Working Paper: Speeding Up Build Out - GOV.UK
Implementing measures to improve Build Out transparency: Technical consultation - GOV.UK
- Consultation ends 7 July 2025.
Defra
Biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects - GOV.UK
- Consultation ends 24th July 2025
Planning Reform Working Paper: Reforming Site Thresholds - GOV.UK
- This consultation closes at 11:59pm 9th July 2025
Reform of planning committees: technical consultation - GOV.UK
- This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 23 July 2025
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