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Reforms 'will create more congestion'

Ministers’ overhaul of planning policy will exacerbate congestion problems in city suburbs by encouraging outof- town business parks, new analysis suggests.

Ministers' overhaul of planning policy will exacerbate congestion problems in city suburbs by encouraging outof- town business parks, new analysis suggests.

Research carried out by transport consultancy, MTRU , asserts that removing the ‘town centre first' principle for office developments could push them to out-oftown sites, with fewer public transport and community facilities links.

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