MediaResponding to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Sam Richards, CEO of pro-growth campaign group Britain Remade, said:
“Whether it’s desperately needed new homes, clean energy projects, or new transport links, for far too long our planning system has held Britain back from building the critical infrastructure we need to turbocharge our economy and boost growth.
“The government’s new planning bill is a big step in the right direction to getting Britain building again. It will speed up housebuilding and reduce the number of legal challenges to critical infrastructure. It will mean more jobs for builders and less work for lawyers. But there is a risk that the Government’s new approach on environmental red tape fails to consign £120m bat tunnels and fish discos to history. Only when this is achieved will we have a planning system that truly backs the builders and not the blockers.”