[UPDATE: For the subsequent government response to this consultation, please view this post.]

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for (approx) 8 weeks from 27/11/2025 until 22/01/2026:

Consultation document:

• November 2025: Consultation on the proposed London Emergency Housing Package (pdf) (link).

Notes:

• The "Scope of this consultation" section at the start of the above consultation document includes the following information:
  - "Part I of the consultation summarises the rationale for emergency CIL [Community Infrastructure Levy] relief in London and why it is needed; and sets out the proposals for which developments will qualify for relief and how that relief will be accessed and administered.".
  - "Part II of the consultation covers proposed permanent changes to the Mayors [Mayor of London's] existing planning powers: a new application of potential strategic importance category, which will be subject to a streamlined process, for development of 50 or more homes where boroughs are minded to refuse; and bringing applications involving development of over 1,000 square meters within Green Belt or Metropolitan Open Land within scope of his call-in power.".

Other sources of information:

• 27 November 2025: Letter from MHCLG to Chief Planning Officers about the (proposed) new local plan system, and about planning measures for London (pdf) (link).