Budget: New investment zones will benefit from ‘accelerated planning’

By Carl Brown2023-03-15T12:28:00

Tees Valley mayor says scaled back package of investment zones in today’s budget will be along similar lines to Truss’ plan

New investment zones set to be announced in today’s Budget will benefit from accelerated planning rules, according to one of the idea’s architects.

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, speaking to the BBC this morning, said his understanding is the package will work in a similar way to previous plans announced by the short-lived Liz Truss government.

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