Permission for house extensions could be voted on by neighbours, under new planning reforms.

Political reporter Sophie Morris for Sky news says

“It is understood that residents will have the chance to vote on whether planning permission should be granted for extensions to existing homes on their street and will be able to decide rules governing the layout and materials used for new developments.”

People could be allowed to vote on whether or not to give their neighbours planning permission for developments in their area under new reforms.

The government says the new Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which featured in the Queen's Speech read by the Prince of Wales on Tuesday, will amend the planning system to "give residents more involvement in local development" and "give communities a louder voice".

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So what do you think on a voting system and do you think much would change? As you may be aware currently you can already put in objections and comments on applications, so would this change much?

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Michaela Sanders, Director