It’s received little attention, but this month new rules about how councils in England decide planning applications come into force.
The changes mean a planning application attracting, let’s say, 1,000 complaints for a development of nine new houses on a site where a single house used to be, will be decided by a single planning officer rather than facing heavier scrutiny via a planning committee, which typically holds meetings open to the public.
By bringing in the new rules, the Government can keep as many planning applications away from planning committees as possible.
Concerns are mounting that the new rules will mean contentious
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