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Haworth Tompkins wins consent for 270 homes via virtual committee

By 2020-04-20T06:00:00

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Haworth Tompkins has become one of the first architects to benefit from the introduction of online “virtual” planning committees, after it secured permission for a 270-home retirement community in Surrey.

The ability to take planning decisions via virtual committee was rushed through by the government late last month within the Coronavirus Act introduced in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, in order to allow the planning system to continue despite the lockdown.

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