Robert Jenrick’s vast overhaul of the planning system has
hit a further setback after the Government quietly u-turned on plans to scrap
the duty on developers to build affordable housing on small sites. Last summer,
the Housing Secretary announced a string of reforms to the current planning
system including proposals to abolish the requirement for housebuilders to
deliver affordable housing on sites of up to 50 homes. Mr Jenrick believed the
move, along with a raft of other changes to the planning rules, would
dramatically speed up housebuilding in England by “cutting red tape but not
standards”. Read more on the inews website.
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Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
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