PLANNING

Threat to councils' planning powers lifted

Nine councils have avoided being stripped of their planning decision-making powers after drastically improving their performance figures.

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By Martin Ford | 06 October 2023

Nine councils have avoided being stripped of their planning decision-making powers after drastically improving their performance figures.

Local government secretary Michael Gove wrote to the planning authorities in April to inform them he was minded to hand their powers to the Planning Inspectorate.

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