Letter from the Deputy Prime Minister to local authorities: Introduction of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

The Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has written to all local authority Leaders and Metro Mayors in England about the next steps in the government's planning reform programme – introduction of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and reform of the statutory consultee system.

Letter from the Deputy Prime Minister to local authorities: Introduction of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

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On 11 March 2025, the government introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill into the House of Commons. This marks another major milestone in the government's reform programme to get Britain building.

Alongside the Bill, the government also took action on 10 March 2025 to reform the statutory consultee system.