The government is to press ahead with new powers to allow the empty high street properties to be auctioned off despite “significant reservations” among local authorities over the proposals’...
Nobody has a better idea of what the UK’s town and city centres need than the people who live, experts have told the All Party Parliamentary Group on Devolution.
High streets are in a state of “emergency” as retail planning applications to district councils in England have nearly halved since 2015, a network group has said.
Local authorities should use empty shops more effectively and reduce parking charges to bring the high streets back to life, according to recommendations made to the government.
