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    Michael Gove accused of caving to pressure from Tory nimbys blocking new homes

    by Adam Forrest Dec 19, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Cabinet minister Michael Gove has claimed the government will take on council planning departments that “drag their feet” when it comes to the approval of new homes.

    But the housing secretary was accused of “capitulating” to nimby Tory MPs after he announced moves to let councils reject housebuilding targets in the countryside.

    Local authorities will no longer have to earmark greenfield land for new homes, under changes revealed by the levelling up

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