Osborne relaxes planning rules to boost house-building

Overhaul of the country's planning system could see local communities 'forced to accept developments against their will'

George Osborne
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George Osborne has unveiled a plans to automatically grant planning permission to developers building on derelict brownfield sites in a bid to boost house-building in England.

The proposals would also see major housing projects fast-tracked, rules on extensions in London relaxed and ministers granted new powers to seize disused land.

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