Major infrastructure projects like nuclear plants, train lines and wind farms will be built faster under new planning rules, the government has pledged. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said nimby (not in my backyard) “blockers” of major infrastructure projects will have fewer chances “to frustrate growth” through repeated legal challenges. Currently, infrastructure schemes can be challenged in the courts up to three times – ministers intend to reduce that to once in most cases.
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