Main image: Flood waters in Fishlake, near Doncaster, England. Richard McCarthy/PA
How England's broken planning system has created (not reduced) the risk of floods
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‘There should not be a fast track for beauty’: Betts Committee reports on The Future of the Planning System in England
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