This latest news comes from the LGiU:
The Coalition is preparing to mount a new attack on planning laws by giving developers the power to push through applications without the need for council approval or environmental assessments.
In a move described by planning experts as a "nuclear option", developers will be allowed to ignore local authorities if they delay decisions on conditions attached to planning applications.
The Coalition is also planning to remove the need for developers to assess the impact of some large housing estates, shopping centres and industrial estates on the countryside.
Campaigners warned that the reforms could see local communities held to ransom by
developers and force councils to wave through unpopular planning applications. Nick Boles, the planning minister, said that the reforms will "significantly cut the burdens of unnecessary planning applications" and "save the industry precious time and money".
The Coalition is preparing to mount a new attack on planning laws by giving developers the power to push through applications without the need for council approval or environmental assessments.
In a move described by planning experts as a "nuclear option", developers will be allowed to ignore local authorities if they delay decisions on conditions attached to planning applications.
The Coalition is also planning to remove the need for developers to assess the impact of some large housing estates, shopping centres and industrial estates on the countryside.
Campaigners warned that the reforms could see local communities held to ransom by
developers and force councils to wave through unpopular planning applications. Nick Boles, the planning minister, said that the reforms will "significantly cut the burdens of unnecessary planning applications" and "save the industry precious time and money".
