Housing secretary Robert Jenrick's White Paper - Planning for the Future - was released last week, alongside the launch of a public consultation on the issue.The unveiling was broadly met positively by farming groups and rural property specialists as an attempt to simplify England's planning laws. However, the changes will need primary legislation and have already come under attack for their perceived removal of local democracy in planning decisions. Their path through parliament is not expected to be a smooth one.
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