Government must hold its nerve on the Planning Bill

By Paul Smith2021-06-22T06:00:00

The proposed reforms are an opportunity to produce a cost-effective and more predictable system that delivers better outcomes and maintains public involvement

The Planning Bill has not even been published, yet MPs and anti-development campaigners are already lining up to criticise it.

Faced with similar opposition to proposed reforms to the calculation of housing targets last summer, the government quickly capitulated. This time around, it is important that the government holds its nerve.

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