English Mayors to Gain Powers to Overrule Local Planning Decisions
English mayors, including Andy Burnham, are set to receive new powers allowing them to intervene and overrule local councils on significant planning decisions. This move aims to centralize certain planning authorities at the mayoral level.
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Mayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the change was "essential" for helping mayors "effectively deliver new homes".
Read full article →Burnham to allow English mayors to ‘call in’ big local planning decisions
Shake-up is intended to promote growth and take on ‘Nimby’ opposition to projects
Read full article →Burnham expected to give mayors new powers over local planning decisions
Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing funding Andy Burnham is expected to give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be presented next week. The move would allow mayors to “call in” the decisions and direct councils to take them forward or refuse them. Continue reading...
By Nadeem Badshah
Read full article →Andy Burnham to hand mayors powers over local planning decisions
Mayors to overrule councils in order to “call in” decisions on large-scale developments
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