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Government urged to amend planning reforms

House extension planning reforms could reduce the quality of neighbourhoods, architects and town planners have warned.

House extension planning reforms could reduce the quality of neighbourhoods and divide communities, architects and town planners have warned.

Following the publication of a YouGov poll, which found 54% of respondents believed that the removal of planning permission requirements for building extensions would reduce the design quality of their areas, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) have urged the Government to amend their proposals.

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