Former minister calls for end to ‘toxic’ permitted development

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2018

The planning system is failing to address public concerns in its current state, a former housing minister has said.

Councils should be bolstered with new powers to restore confidence, according to the report for the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) by Nick Raynsford, who was a local government minister for Labour.

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