Brownfield planning rules shake-up would make it harder to object against new home builds
Objecting to a new homes being built on a garden centre at the end of your road, or stopping your local pub being converted into flats will become more difficult, a planning expert has warned. Mr Gaine explained the new policy applies to the UK's largest towns and cities and essentially says if they are not meeting their local housing targets, they must lean towards granting planning permission for new homes unless they would cause severe harm. 'This will apply to all new housing in a town, including its suburbs, not just regeneration projects on old industrial land - so residents could find it more difficult to object to a new block of flats on the garden centre at the end of their road, or to stop their local pub being converted into flats.' Chartered town planner Martin Gaine said objecting to a new block of flats being built on a garden centre at the end of your road will now be more difficult Other housing experts also welcomed the announcement, suggesting that it would help to address affordable housing shortages.
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