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Architects warn that ‘right to regenerate’ plan could result in a ‘horror story’

By 2021-01-20T07:00:00

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Proposals would allow public to force councils to sell underused land

Architects have warned that government plans to allow communities to force local authorities to sell underused land could result in a “horror story”.

The proposals would make it easier for members of the public to lodge requests to purchase vacant plots of council-owned land or derelict buildings to unlock it for development. 

Councils would then be required to sell the land if they cannot prove that they have clear plans to use it “in the near future”.

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