Burnham expected to give mayors new powers over local planning decisions

Published August 23, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Move would allow mayors to greenlight large-scale developments and have more say on national housing funding

Andy Burnham is expected to give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be presented next week.

Details

The move would allow mayors to “call in” the decisions and direct councils to take them forward or refuse them.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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