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Although a Conservative government in May looks less likely than it has done for some time, their publication of a green paper outlining their proposals for the planning system - out today - make interesting if slightly scary reading.

The proposals, in a green paper entitled 'Open Source Planning' - more on that later - could best be summed up by saying, 'We're giving more power to local people to be able to say no to development they object to, and getting rid of national targets, but we'll make sure that houses still get built."