Fresh call for police to get planning say in new developments

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Fresh call for police to get planning say in new developments

Police forces should be given a formal role in the planning process so they can better manage community demand, experts have said.

Date - 27th September 2021
By - Chris Smith

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Forces are unable to prepare for increasing community demand from new housing because they don’t have a say in local planning decisions, the government and councils have been warned. Professor Michael Rowe, criminology researcher at...

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