More powers needed to unlock land for housing - LGA

By Hiba Mahamadi | 16 February 2018

Councils should be allowed to charge developers full council tax where land is left after securing planning permission, the Local Government Association (LGA) has argued.

The call comes after new research showed unbuilt land with planning permission has increased by 16% over the last year.

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