Ep130: The chancellor's planning announcements aiming to kick-start economic growth

This week, we will be discussing a series of planning announcements made by chancellor Rachel Reeves in an effort to boost economic growth. We're going to focus on:

• Her promise of a review of the statutory consultee system to “slash planning system red tape”. 
• Her announcement of changes to the environmental assessment regime.
• The prime minister's proposal to limit objectors’ chances to overturn major infrastructure decisions in the courts from three to one or two.

In addition, we discuss our exclusive revelation that the government has admitted that £100 million of “additional” funding promised to local planning authorities for next year is in fact “not new money”.

We’ll also be rounding up the other key news from the past week to make sure you’re up to speed on all the goings-on in the planning sector. 

Key planning news, and why it’s important, brought to you by the team behind Planning magazine, the leading source of independent intelligence for planning professionals for more than 50 years. Find the latest planning news at planningresource.co.uk and @planningMag 

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