Comment

Representation ID: 10382

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: Liberal Democrat Party Bedford Borough Council

• If passed, the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will deliver many of the Government’s planning changes set out in their Planning White Paper. It encourages the construction of new vertical slums. It proposes the removal of powers of local authorities to ensure housing is good enough to live in, the removal of powers to protect active frontage in town centres – threatening the viability of shopping parades – and risks a lack of control over waste collection, with rubbish piled in streets effectively the result of current Government policy. This should be safeguarded against with specific policies to ensure all can live in safe, healthy and sustainable housing.