Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Planning for the Future - Dec 15
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 08:19
Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab):...The vast majority of
councillors throughout the land believe that the proposals are
undemocratic, including 61% of Conservative councillors. More than
250,000 supporters of the countryside charity the Campaign to
Protect Rural England argue the same. I think we have all been
lobbied by them—rightly, along with the Royal Town Planning
Institute, the Town and Country Planning Association, the Royal
Institute of British Architects, Civic Voice, and many...Request free trial
(Weaver Vale)
(Lab):...The vast majority of councillors throughout the
land believe that the proposals are undemocratic, including 61% of
Conservative councillors. More than 250,000 supporters of the
countryside charity the Campaign to Protect Rural England argue
the same. I think we have all been lobbied by them—rightly, along
with the Royal Town Planning Institute, the Town and Country
Planning Association, the Royal Institute of British Architects,
Civic Voice, and many more in and beyond the housing sector. Only
yesterday The Times reported that the Prime Minister stood up for
his constituents and took advantage of the very right that he wants
to abolish for others, opposing a development in his constituency
using the current system. What role does the Minister believe
residents and councillors should have throughout the planning
process?
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