UK: ‘Lights will go out’ by 2015 if Lords rejects Planning Bill

The lights will go out across the UK in seven years if the Planning Bill coming up for review this week is rejected in the House of Lords, according to a leading business trade body. It estimates the country needs


It also accused the Conservatives of playing politics in opposing the Bill, with potentially damaging ramifications for the UK’s future.

John Cridland, deputy director general of the CBI, said: “To keep the lights on, heat our homes and meet climate change targets, approximately