Pickles under pressure as groups question planning system reform

摘要

A coalition of 29 national bodies has challenged the communities secretary over reform of the planning system under the new localism agenda.Eric Pickles was urged not to abandon strategic thinking at regional and Whitehall level.The groups requested a meeting with the minister to 'establish how best we may work with government to ensure [strategic] plan-ning can be developed jointly as an integral part of die… localism agenda'.