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

The government has published the following consultation, which runs for 12 weeks from 16/12/2025 until 10/03/2026:

Consultation document:

• December 2025: Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system (December 2025) (amended pdf) (superseded pdf) (link).

Notes:

• The "Scope of consultation" section at the start of the above consultation document includes the following information:
  - "Scope of this consultation: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views on how we might revise national planning policy to support our wider objectives.".
  - "Alongside this consultation document, a draft National Planning Policy Framework ("the Framework") has been published. This consultation should be read in conjunction with the draft, which sets out the detailed proposed policy wording indicative of what may be implemented, subject to the outcome of this consultation.".
  - "Beyond the draft Framework this consultation also asks questions related to Energy thresholds and data centres, standardised inputs in viability assessments and reforming site thresholds. These questions can be found in Annexes A, B and C respectively.".
• The webpage (link) for the above consultation document also includes the following document:
  - "National Planning Policy Framework - draft text for consultation".
• UPDATE: On 29/01/2026 the government amended the above consultation document (note: for more information, please see the list of updates at the end of the webpage (link) for the above consultation document).
• UPDATE: On 02/02/2026 the government updated the webpage (link) for the above consultation document so that it now also includes the following document:
  - "Changing the planning rules for England: What do you think? (Easy read)".