Councils have called on the Government to use its White Paper to give them powers to take action on unbuilt land that has planning permission.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said English councils wanted it to be easier to compulsory purchase land where homes remain unbuilt and to be able to charge developers full council tax for every unbuilt development from the point that the original planning permission expires.
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