Labour to revamp environmental impact assessments in latest planning reform push

James Murray
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Government confirms latest phase of sweeping planning reforms designed to accelerate approvals for housing and clean energy infrastructure, but green groups fear weakening of key protections

The government yesterday unveiled its latest wave of planning reforms, as it again moved to ease barriers to new housing developments and fast track both low and high carbon infrastructure projects...

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