Industry welcomes planning shake-up but tells government to ensure councils are adequately resourced

By Tom Lowe2025-03-11T12:33:00

Role of council planning committees to be curtailed under legislation introduced by government today

Built environment leaders have warmly welcomed new legislation aiming to speed up planning decisions but called for more funding for councils.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which will be introduced to Parliament this afternoon, will curtail the role of council planning committees and allow more schemes to be decided by planning officers.

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