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THE government’s plans to scrap planning permission for houses and hospitals will “slow down” the construction of affordable homes, Shelter warned today.
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick proposed a complete overhaul of the system today, which would allow homes, hospitals and schools to be built without full planning permission.
Part of the new process will involve quicker development on land which has been designated “for renewal,” with a “permission in principle” approach.
The HS2 debacle exposes what happens when public infrastructure is handed to private contractors – especially when set against China’s state-led high-speed rail success, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
Once derided by Farage as a ‘fraud,’ Jenrick has defected to Reform, bringing experience and political ruthlessness to the populist right — and raising the unsettling prospect of a Farage-led movement with a seasoned operative pulling the strings, says ANDREW MURRAY
Campaign group’s legal challenge against decision to approve proposals dismissed
