1.5m new homes: Labour's King's Speech proposes a major overhaul of planning laws to increase home and infrastructure development.

Labour's first King's Speech unveils a major overhaul of planning laws to deliver 1.5m new homes. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill aims to remove power from local residents to block new developments and shift focus towards "how, not if" homes and infrastructure are built. Labour claims current planning system is a "major brake" on economic growth, despite acknowledging the plans may be "controversial".

July 17, 2024
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