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The Home Builders Federation’s fourth annual State of Play survey has shown that more than 90% of the 303 respondents cited planning permission delays as a major growth barrier. Nine out of ten SMEs said that local planning authorities were under-resourced and 46% said planning permission costs had risen by more than 30%. SMEs would like to see local councils’ planning committees replaced by an independent body of trained planning experts, with residents’ input at the local plan state.
Read the report at bit.ly/HBF_stateofplay24
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