I’ve come across too many examples of planning consent being given against the wishes of the local community.

 

It is not NIMBYist to expect that local people’s voices should be heard in planning decisions, and I would campaign to bring about changes to planning policy so that local voices should matter more.

 

Multiple local residents should be able to be heard at planning committee meetings, and more notice should be given by local authorities before these meetings are held.

 

We need a planning system that works for the people, and that isn’t so swayed towards the interests of developers.