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Mayors to get new powers to overrule councils on housing developments

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAndy Burnham is set to hand UK mayors new powers allowing them to overrule local councils on planning decisions for large-scale developments. The proposals will apply to developments featuring over 150 homes, commercial spaces over 15,000 square metres, or buildings at least 30 metres tall. Supported by 10 devolved mayors, the policy aims to accelerate housebuilding to help achieve the government target of 1.5 million new homes in five years. Under the new measures, mayors will also gain authority to grant upfront planning permission and levy fees to fund major infrastructure projects. The Liberal Democrats criticised the plans as a direct attack on local communities that takes decision-making power away from residents and councillors. In fullAndy Burnham to hand mayors powers over local planning decisionsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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