Government sets out far-reaching planning overhaul

By Joey Gardiner and Jordan Marshall2020-08-06T05:00:00

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Housing secretary says communities will be at heart of new system in which land is zoned for automatic permission

Far-reaching proposals to overhaul the planning system have been published in a move which looks set to remove from local authorities their right to determine many individual planning applications.

The proposals are being put forward in a white paper, Planning for the Future, which were published at midnight last night.

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