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Industry welcomes planning shake-up but tells government to ensure councils are adequately resourced, reports Building.
Building writes:
…. Built environment leaders have warmly welcomed new legislation aiming to speed up planning decisions but called for more funding for councils…
… RIBA president… warned council planning authorities would need enough funding for the reforms to succeed…
Chartered Institute of Housing… said the sector ‘must be properly resourced and supported’.
… the County Councils Network (CCN)… warned the changes would require ‘a lot more’ local authority resourcing.
‘It is imperative that county and unitary councils have the funding to assemble
