The NIMBY clampdown: Residents will lose the right to stop new buildings near their homes and will only get a say on 'how, not if' development takes place in major overhaul of planning rules to deliver 1.5m houses and flats By Greg Heffer, Political Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 06:48 EDT, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 07:04 EDT, 17 July 2024 e-mail View comments Labour today unveiled a major overhaul of planning laws as part of their bid to 'get Britain building' and deliver 1.5 million new homes over the next five years.
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill was among flagship legislation in the King's Speech as Sir Keir Starmer 's agenda was set out to Parliament. The Government signalled their intent to remove the power from local residents to block new developments. They warned their planning shake-up means communities will only be consulted on 'how, not if' homes and infrastructure are built.
Labour branded the current planning system a 'major brake' on economic growth and vowed to press ahead with reforms. This was despite a senior minister this morning admitting the plans would prove 'controversial in some areas'. The Tories warned the Government is eyeing up 'huge chunks' of the protected green belt for future housebuilding.
They said Labour's bid to reclassify some land as 'grey belt' was 'nonsensical and shameless spin'. Labour today unveiled a major overhaul of planning laws as part of their bid to 'get Britain building' and deliver 1.5 million new houses over .