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Rural and farming communities cannot be treated as 'museums' to deliver growth and new homes

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said Government will accelerate planning changes to support small and medium-sized house builders to develop new homes in rural communities

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CLA president Victoria Vyvyan said: "Earlier this year, we revealed nearly half of rural councils are sitting on planning applications more than five-years-old. That's not just a backlog - it is proof the countryside is being treated like a museum."
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CLA president Victoria Vyvyan said: "Earlier this year, we revealed nearly half of rural councils are sitting on planning applications more than five-years-old. That's not just a backlog - it is proof the countryside is being treated like a museum."

Building new homes in rural communities could be made 'simpler' after the Government announced changes to planning regulations. Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said thousands...

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