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​Rayner announces plan to bypass local committees to stop developments ‘getting stuck in the system’

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Housing secretary pledges to remove ‘subjectiveness’ and allow applications to be approved if they follow local plan and NPPF

Angela Rayner has announced plans to allow planning officers to approve applications without permission from committees of councillors if they comply with local plans and the National Planning Policy Framework.

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