Mayors are to get powers to bulldoze through major housing developments under Andy Burnham‘s devolution push.
The local leaders will be able to overrule councils to approve significant building projects – or block them.
As well as ‘calling in’ decisions made by authorities, mayors will be allowed to grant upfront permission so developers do not even need to apply.
The move comes with Labour appearing doomed to fall short of its manifesto pledge to build 1.5million homes in England over five years.
However, fears have been raised that the objections of residents will be ignored.
The proposals will initially apply to developments of more than 150 homes,
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