Ministers 'to ditch overhaul of planning laws' after criticism

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : As well as criticism from countryside campaigners who say the changes would result in "rural spread", the government has been condemned for failing to put forward legislation to improve regulation of social housing.

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