Gove to target council planning units that ‘drag their feet’ on housing
by Patrick Daly
Dec 19, 2023
3 minutes
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The Housing Secretary is expected to announce he will take on council planning departments that “drag their feet” when it comes to processing housing applications.
Michael Gove, in a speech in central London on Tuesday, is set to say that he will call out local authorities where planning performance has been poor.
He is expected to pledge to intervene if there have been delays to house building as a result
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