Mayors to get new powers over planning decisions under Burnham proposals
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- The Guardian Worldseen 23 Aug, 13:00headline rewritten
Burnham expected to give mayors new powers over local planning decisionsMayors to get new powers over planning decisions under Burnham proposals - The Guardian Worldseen 23 Aug, 18:05description edited
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Move would allow mayors to greenlight large developments and have more say on national housing funding Andy Burnham will give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be presented next week. The move will allow mayors to “call in” the decisions and direct councils to take them forward or refuse them. They will also be able to grant upfront permission so developers can start building without having to apply. Continue...Move would allow mayors to greenlight large developments and have more say on national housing funding Andy Burnham will give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be presented this week. The move will allow mayors to “call in” the decisions and direct councils to take them forward or refuse them. They will also be able to grant upfront permission so developers can start building without having to apply. Continue...
- Bloomberg Politicsseen 26 Aug, 18:14headline rewritten
Burnham Mulls Giving UK Mayors Power to Block Right-to-Buy SalesBurnham Mulls Giving Mayors Power to Stop Right-to-Buy Sales
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Sun, 23 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World08:17first to reportedited after publishing ×2
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Burnham expected to give mayors new powers over local planning decisionsMove would allow mayors to greenlight large developments and have more say on national housing funding Andy Burnham will give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be presented this week. The move will allow mayors to “call in” the decisions and direct councils to take them forward or refuse them. They will also be able to grant upfront permission so developers can start building without having to apply. Continue...
- droitwichstandard.co.uk16:56
Regional mayors are set to be handed new powers to intervene in major planning applications and override decisions made by local councils under Government.
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- stratfordobserver.co.uk23 Aug, 16:56their copy
Wed, 26 August 2026
2 reports- Bloomberg Politics13:07edited after publishing
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Burnham Mulls Giving UK Mayors Power to Block Right-to-Buy SalesThe UK’s Labour government is considering giving mayors the power to block the sale of council-owned homes to the people renting them, a policy brought in by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s that has riled left-wing politicians ever since.
- independent.co.uk17:26
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Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- nzherald.co.nz21:00
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Fri, 4 September 2026
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