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Spring Budget 2024—key planning announcements

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Published on: 06 March 2024
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LNB News 06/03/2024

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Issue Date: 06 March 2024

Published Date: 06 March 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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In the Spring Budget 2024, on 6 March 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, made a series of announcements concerning digital planning, housing, planning reforms, transport, green industries and boosting growth and investment across the country. Chrisa Tsompani, Partner at Davitt Jones Bould, and Fiona Sawyer, Professional Support Lawyer, and Charlotte Dyer, Of Counsel with the planning team, at Herbert Smith Freehills, provide commentary.

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