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‘The planning system has been captured by those most opposed to new house-building’
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New planning apps aim to make home extensions easier
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London could be given ‘partial exemption’ from new planning rules
The Prime Minister has suggested that the capital could be offered a "carve-out" from some new Permitted Development Rights.
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