Councils need power and financial freedom to tackle housing, says think-tank

By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2021

Councils and communities need more powers and financial freedoms to drive new development and resolve the housing crisis, a think-tank has argued.

New Local said an outdated, adversarial approach to planning had hampered housebuilding.

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