‘Fast’ planning a threat to health and democracy

THE 2006 Planning Act facilitating the fast-tracking of strategic infrastructure development should only be used with great discretion as it does not lead to open and transparent planning.

It is a way of speeding up developments like incinerators, wind farms, roads, etc, and it covers almost anything you want it to cover. That is the danger.

Apart from making suggestions, the public will not have a say as to whether or not certain projects will be located in their area.