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New agreement allows 21,000 homes to be built following concerns over water taken from rivers and wetlands, and risks to protected wildlife - but green groups remain concerned over impact of government planning reforms
A development of 4,000 homes that had been stuck in the planning system for four years is now set to proceed following a landmark agreement between government, environmental regulators, and industry, which...
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