Exactly right—my right hon. Friend is spot-on. We do need to have a more sophisticated way of assessing housing need, and that is something we will be doing as part of revisions to the NPPF, but the protections my right hon. Friend quite rightly points out are integral to ensuring that there is democratic consent for development.
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Gove
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 June 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.
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