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Rural Britain ‘hamstrung’ by planning decisions that take years

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69% Informative

Country Land and Business Association sent FOI requests to 38 councils in England .

14 councils were sitting on applications from before 2020 , figures show.

Landowners say the planning system is in crisis and is holding back growth.

Eight councils exceeded the government’s target time to issue decisions, sometimes delaying them by years .

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78

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47

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informal

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English

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48

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