Bill Esterson
Main Page: Bill Esterson (Labour - Sefton Central)
Nick Boles
The best way to stop this happening is for local authorities to get their plan right the first time, but if revisions have been made, once the plan has been through the public consultation phase, it does not have a huge number of unresolved objections and it has been submitted to an inspector, it certainly can start gathering weight. The precise position is set out in the revised planning guidance that is currently open for consultation.
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)
Is not the relaxation of planning laws over recent months making matters worse for local communities trying to deal with the growth of payday lenders, bookmakers and unwanted fast food outlets, are not the Government adding to the problem?
Nick Boles
No, that is not the reality, as is almost always the case when the hon. Gentleman asks a question about planning law.