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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Harry Taylor

MPs fear planning laws reform could strip residents of right to object

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the bill will speed up the planning system allowing more homes to be built (PA/Peter Byrne) - (PA Wire)

The Government’s new planning laws will not bar people from objecting to developments, Angela Rayner has told MPs, as she said the Bill would transform the lives of the public.

The Deputy Prime Minister said the Planning and Infrastructure Bill would speed up the planning system, enable 1.5 million houses to be built, allow for an expansion of Britain’s energy network and give greater environmental protections.

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