Reeves vows to “fix” planning system

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled plans to radically reform the planning system with a “new growth-focused approach.”
House building targets will be reintroduced and the “absurd” ban on onshore wind farm developments revoked.
Reeves also vowed to prioritise energy projects and create a new taskforce to accelerate stalled housing projects beginning with Liverpool Central Docks, Worcester Parkway, Northstowe and Langley Sutton Coldfield representing more than 14,000 hom