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Lord Jamieson (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 December 2024

Debate

Planning Committees: Reform

Contribution

My Lords, the Government committed in their manifesto to involving local authorities in the planning process. However, the Deputy Prime Minister recently announced that applications that comply with local development plans will not have to get approval from local planning committees. Given that sites in local plans often have very little detail associated with them, how will the Government ensure that local voices are heard throughout the planning process?

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