WILMER PLACE N16 AND PLANNING LAW

That this House notes public opposition to a planning proposal for housing and retail in Wilmer Place, N16; further notes national opposition to clone high streets, where the same chains destroy the individuality of communities and threaten small businesses; further notes that councils are powerless to halt the spread of betting shops on high streets up and down the country; further notes the Government's opposition to putting a public health criteria in planning law which would enable councils to control the number of fast food shops on the high streets and around schools; and calls on the Government to bring forward proposals for reform of planning law to enable councils to fully reflect the will of local people.