Neighbours will be able to vote on planning permission applications on their street under new Government plans
As part of the Queen's Speech, Prince Charles said on Tuesday that "the planning system will be reformed to give residents more involvement in local development" as part of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
Residents will also be allowed to decide rules governing the layout and materials used for new developments. He vowed to target the "astronomical profits" of big developers, using the raid on profits instead to fund schools, roads and GP surgeries. "People, when it comes to housing development, should be partners. We are going to do everything we can in order to ensure that more of the right homes are built in the right way in the right places.
The former secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, who was sacked by Mr Johnson in September 2021, said: "It is a matter of the greatest importance to this country that we build more homes.He added: "We've got to get those homes built because we're letting down hundreds of thousands of our fellow citizens. People are homeless today because we're failing to build those houses.
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