Man With A Plan?

Now that the debate on planning is wide open, Eric Pickles should bring forward legislation to abolish the delegation of planning decisions from Councillors to Officers, and to require change of use in order to convert a main home into a second home.

The first, in particular, would be very much of a piece with his permission of Councils to revert to the old committee system. That permission ought itself to be converted. Into a requirement. With directly elected Mayors abolished.