Why local authorities would be mad to grant planning permissions right now
So a spate of local planning authorities decided to halt housing schemes following the move by the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to abolish regional spatial strategies. No shock there then. I’d argue, as I do later, that it would be totally rational for a planning authority to halt or delay planning even if there was widespread desire for the new development among a local council and all its constituents. What puzzles me is why this new government would wish to alienate…