Councils in England with good track records of delivering new housing could be given greater planning powers under the overhauled system envisioned by government, Robert Jenrick has hinted. The housing secretary said he wants to legislate for “a planning system that genuinely trusts councils and treats councils as adults”. That could include offering some local authorities the power “to take action” against developers “impeding” their ability to deliver new homes for their areas, he suggested. Read more on Inside Housing.
If you support streamlined planning, ask yourself this: what if someone
built a new home on your roof? | Kirsty Major
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Adding two storeys to an existing block of flats meant an ordeal for its
residents. In this age of ‘build, baby, build’, are there enough
protections?
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