The government carried out an 8-week statutory consultation on different proposals to change how local government is structured across Sussex. The consultation ran for 8 weeks from Wednesday 19 November 2025, until Sunday 11 January 2026. Anyone impacted by these changes could respond.
The government’s consultation set out all the options being considered for creating new unitary councils. Four options were consulted on, with details available online alongside the consultation.
Government ministers will consider responses from statutory consultees and any other respondents, and use this feedback, alongside other evidence, to inform a final decision.
Read Brighton & Hove City Council's response to the LGR consultation.
A consultation took place to collect views on modified proposals for LGR. The consultation ran for 5 weeks from 12 May 2025 to 15 June 2026.
Read more about the consultation on the gov.uk website.
Read our response to the modified proposals for LGR in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.