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There are multiple areas within planning—there is local planning, there is the planning regime and so on—and I think that we need a systemic approach to the issue.
The procurement side of the issue is of particular interest, given the recent failure to achieve success in the latest phase of the procedure. It seems that breaking it down into phases is an inefficient method of delivering the programme, and I wonder whether a continuous mobilisation for road construction approach is necessary.
In our report, we forecast growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 1.2 per cent in 2025-26, lower than the 1.6 per cent we expected in December 2024.
The result of this is that we live with 88 wind turbines on 3 sides of our home, turbines which are 100m+ and 26 of which being within a 2km radius of our home.
This month also completes the first full year of the National Planning Hub. In 2025-26, the Hub has provided over £1 million of support in surge capacity with fifty projects across twenty planning authorities - alongside a cross-cutting programme by the Improvement Service.
Despite challenging conditions, the latest labour market statistics demonstrate positive progress on labour market inequalities, including the gender pay gap and the disability employment gap.