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Report calls for planning shake-up to make way for tens of thousands of new homes

18 Mar 2011 05:14 PM

Making it easier to turn currently vacant or under used offices and shops into housing could create tens of thousands of new homes and provide a powerful boost to the economy, according to new research published by leading think tank, Policy Exchange.

The study – More Homes:  Fewer Empty Buildings – calls for allowing vacant or under used retail, industrial and office space to be converted into housing, without having to obtain planning permission for change of use

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