The UK needs a planning system which enables destinations to innovate and thrive.

Today’s announcement on the Government’s ambition for planning reform which prioritises growth is welcomed and is a step towards helping areas like the Knightsbridge unlock innovation, attract inward investment, and establish policies that balance environmental and economic priorities.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves said: “I am fighting every single day in our mission to kick start the economy, deliver on our Plan for Change, and make working people better off. That includes avenues that others have shied away from.

Too often the answer to new development has been “no”. But that is the attitude that has stunted economic growth and left working people worse off. We need to do things differently and that journey began as soon as I started at the Treasury in July. These are our next steps and I can say for certain, there is more to come.”

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