politics Birmingham, United Kingdom
UK Conservatives plan to abolish environmental agencies and scrap housing standards
500,000GBP
The Conservative Party said its measures would reduce the price of a new home by £500,000.
The UK Conservative Party plans to abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency and scrap the Future Homes Standard, alongside other housing and environmental changes. The proposals were discussed at the party conference in Birmingham.
2 sourcesThe GuardianUpdated
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The Conservative Party will pledge to abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency.
2 of 2 sources“the party would abolish the Environment Agency and Natural England”
The Conservative Party will propose replacing section 106 agreements and the community infrastructure levy with a single levy on developers.
“Instead, there will be a “one stop” levy on developers”
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AllegedThe Conservative Party said its measures would reduce the price of a new home by £500,000.
“measures that they claim would cut the price of a new home by £50,0000”