Fresh reforms aim to lift the ‘bureaucratic burden’ of planning committees
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This is "radical reform unlike anything we have seen since the Second World War," declares the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, as the Planning for the Future consultation opens.
Industry Reactions: ‘Radical’ planning reforms promise to create ‘a whole new planning system for England’
There's a mixed bag of reactions to the Government's proposed sweeping reform of the planning system.
Johnson unveils ‘most radical planning reforms since WW2’
PM pledges to ‘make it easier to build better homes where people want to live’ by cutting red tape and addressing ‘newt-counting delays’
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