The flagship Localism Bill is having to steer a course between the rocks of unbridled development on the one hand, and the whirlpool of NIMBY-ism on the other, leading to delays in its implementation, writes Nick Raynsford

What is happening to the Localism Bill? This may seem a strange question as, on the surface, the Bill is progressing as planned through its parliamentary stages, and is still frequently referred to as one of the Government's ‘flagships'.