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TfL reveals plan to plug £740M funding gap

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Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that it will make up its £740M funding shortfall through reducing its cash reserves, halving its operating contingency and increasing efficiencies, among other measures.

What planning reform is required to realise investment zone opportunities?

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In last week’s mini budget, the UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng made renewed commitments to address the UK’s “slow” and “fragmented” planning system. As well as applying tax incentives for businesses within proposed new “investment zones”, Kwarteng announced they would serve as “designated development sites” within which planning processes would be…