City chairman: Britain’s growth ambitions need a planning system that can keep up Opinion Protecting heritage does not always mean preventing change, writes Chris Hayward ahead of the publication of the City Plan 2040.
City policy chair: Blocking skyscrapers is deeply disappointing Opinion Ministers’ decision to delay the City Plan over proposed skyscrapers near Tower Bridge is a blow to growth, says Chris Hayward Britain says it wants growth. Yet one of the country’s most important local plans has been sent back for further examination after already undergoing years of consultation, scrutiny and independent review. This delay, issued via a ministerial [...]