Member

This is why we need planning committees: to cut through this nonsense. In my experience, committees appointed by accountable councillors—especially those appointed by me—do more to get Britain building than the faceless dead hand of the state, each member of which is watching each other’s back in some bureaucratic conspiracy to slow things down. We need elected people, local councillors who know their patch and can see a self-serving veto or spurious objection from a quango when they see one. We need people on the ground who know the importance of building homes, economies and places that enhance lifestyles.