Council decision to turn down homes at derelict gasworks ‘shows what government is up against’, Berkeley boss says

By Dave Rogers2024-12-13T13:25:00

Hemel Hempstead scheme turned down despite beign recommended for approval

Berkeley has said a decision by a council in Hemel Hempstead to block plans to turn a former gasworks into nearly 500 homes shows what the government is “up against at local level” in its effort to overhaul the country’s planning system.

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