‘Street vote’ planning referenda could allow building extensions up to seven storeys

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'The value of property may increase as a result of a street vote development order, so there is an incentive for homeowners to work with their neighbours to prepare one,' says Michael Gove's Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Local Communities.

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Influential think tank Policy Exchange has published a blueprint for the "urgent wholesale reform" of the planning system, calling for a "clean break" with the current regime.
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Bold new measures will 'give families the freedom they need to expand their homes and ensure small developers get a fair chance to succeed', says the housing secretary
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Keir Starmer promises to 'get Britain building' if his party wins the next General Election, while Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says Labour would 'side with the builders not the blockers' on planning…