Proposals to speed up the planning process could be 'disastrous' - according to Councillor
GOVERNMENT planning reforms aimed at speeding up permissions for new developments will be “disastrous”, according to Labour in Kirklees. The Lib Dems say democracy will be “stripped out of the process” and that neither the public nor local councillors who represent them will have a say when already weakened safeguards are killed off. Both Labour and the Lib Dems have urged local MPs to oppose the bill. But local Tories say the government’s proposals represent an opportunity for disadvantaged younger people to get a foot on the housing ladder. Housing Secretary Robert Jenri...
Source: thetelegraphandargus.co.uk