Gove Plans League Tables to Show Which Council Planners ‘Drag Their Feet’ on Housing Targets

Michael Gove says he intends to publish “robust league tables” of planning departments in England to embarrass those who a “drag their feet” when it comes to processing housing applications. In a speech at the Royal Institute of British Architects in central London, the secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said, “In many parts of the country, there is a resistance to new development.” He said: “We will publish league tables revealing the real performance of local planning authorities, the speed with which they respond, the level of approvals, their delivery against targets. We will ensure that these tables reflect how the system is gamed at moment by some.”...