The government's levelling up white paper was published on 2 February. The programme aims to boost productivity and living standards, improve public services, restore a sense of community, and empower local leaders and communities to raise the potential of every person and place across the UK. Among the proposals was a commitment to allow local communities to continue having a "meaningful say" on planning applications.The paper says changes to the system would involve "improving democracy and engagement in planning decisions". Even where the broad principle of development was agreed via a development plan, there would continue to be a role for public consultation.
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