Summary
Government plans to offer councils cash rewards for exceeding their house building targets could lead to more unwanted back garden development in affluent Birmingham suburbs.
Local authorities stand to receive annual grants worth millions of pounds on the basis of the number of planning permissions they approve, if proposals in a Department for Communities and Local Government consultation paper are accepted by Ministers.See the full content of this document
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Cash Bonus Could Threaten Green Sites
Councils failing to meet targets would be "fined" by having grants taken away from them.
The idea was dismissed by...See the full content of this document
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