Planning proposals will 'disempower' councils

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2020

The Lib Dems have used their autumn conference to warn that the Government’s planning proposals will ‘disempower’ councils.

A policy motion adopted at the conference argued that the proposals amounted to a government ‘power grab’ that will reduce investment in affordable housing and damage public scrutiny of planning decisions.

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