Council Told Decision to Strip Them of Planning Powers Won't Be Reversed

Council stripped of powers to determine major development plans

The local authority is one of nine put into special measures by the Government

South Tyneside Council stripped of planning powers by government

All applications for "major" developments in South Tyneside can now go straight to the government.

Epping Forest Council 'outrageously' stripped of control over planning applications

The government has stripped Epping Forest District Council of its power to determine large planning applications in the area.

Council told decision to strip them of planning powers won't be reversed

The council is one of nine under-performing councils who have been put into special measures this week

On the Border: Epping Council told decision to strip them of planning powers won't be reversed

A DECISION to strip a council of its planning powers – described as a complete affront to local democracy – will not be reversed, says the government. Epping Forest District Council is one of nine under-performing councils who have been put into special measures this week reports the Local Democracy Reporter. They join Lewes District […]

Nine councils stripped of planning powers

Nine local authorities have been stripped of their power to decide major planning applications after the Government ruled they were performing poorly.