Tories Oppose Plans Giving Mayor Planning Veto Powers

Pennycook says mayors new new powers as consultation opens on reforms

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said regional mayors need new powers to push through planning applications as the government launches its consultation on the proposals

Tories oppose plans giving mayor planning veto powers

Plans to hand mayors new powers over planning decisions risk North East communities “losing even more control over what is built in their towns…

What new mayor planning powers could mean for St Helens amid green belt warning

The Government plans to give metro mayors new powers over major planning applications. Here's what the proposals could mean for St Helens and…

Pushback over mayoral planning powers

Local government bodies have criticised plans for mayors to be allowed to overrule council decisions. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government launched the consultation yesterday on implementing provisions in the English Devolution & Empowerment Act,  after announcing over the weekend that mayors would…The post Pushback over mayoral planning powers appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).

Stronger planning powers for mayors proposed

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook suggests mayors could have the new planning powers by early next year.

Government launches consultation into proposals to give mayors more planning powers

A consultation on the reported plans to give mayors power to "call-in" planning permissions has been launched by the Ministry of Housing