Mayors to be given powers to fast track planning permission
Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, has promised more 'large-scale projects' as she grants mayors greater control over what is built locally.
An English devolution bill published last week set out Rayner's plan for all areas of the country to have a mayor with greater powers over areas such as transport, skills and housing.
The bill will give mayors far wider power over local planning applications as Rayner and Sir Keir Starmer aim to kickstart homebuilding and other development that will spur the economy. Labour is promising to build 1.5 million homes over the parliament, but numbers have slumped to record lows under rules introduced by the previous government.
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