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This illustrates the importance of the approach. Local authorities have the best view of their local areas and a joined-up, co-ordinated approach to planning, led by government and providing local authorities with the support they need, could save tens of billions of pounds through the transition, compared with organic, unco-ordinated approaches to energy planning. It was also a key recommendation from some regional work we did in the Midlands Engine last year. In the Midlands Engine’s Energy Security White Paper, that was one of the key recommendations in terms of getting local planning and join-up in there.