Former supreme court judge attacks government’s planning reforms

By Joey Gardiner2020-11-06T07:02:00

‘No justification’ for white paper’s radical proposals, says Lord Carnwath

Lord Carnwath has joined critics of the proposed planning reforms. The former supreme court judge said the government has failed to justify the need for fundamental reform of the system.

Carnwath (pictured) was a supreme court judge between 2012 and 2020, responsible for almost all of the court’s judgments on planning cases. He has advised the government on planning reform since the 1970s.

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