Ministers will 'look again' at controversial planning reforms that lead to 'ugly developments', promises Oliver Dowden New Conservative Party chairman acknowledged concerns of grassroots Tories Mr Dowden said Conservatives were 'looking again at our planning reforms' He said 'additional safeguards' are needed to stop ugly developments
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Ministers will 'look again' at planning reforms that lead to 'ugly developments', Oliver Dowden said yesterday.
The new Conservative Party chairman acknowledged the concerns of grassroots Tories that the strategy was costing the party votes and accused the Liberal Democrats – who won the seat of Chesham and Amersham from the Tories in June – of 'shamelessly stoking fears'.
In his speech to the Tory party conference in Manchester, Mr Dowden said Conservatives were 'looking again at our planning