# The Sunday Times

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## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Mayors to Fast-Track 150+ Home Schemes Under Burnham Plan
2026-08-23 11:51:46 · Sector: proptech · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

Andy Burnham will unveil proposals giving England's devolved mayors powers to call in and pre-approve the largest schemes — 150+ homes, 15,000 sq m commercial, or 30m+ buildings. For developers and proptech vendors, mayoral combined authorities become a new consent route and buyer, compressing timelines on strategic projects and shifting the planning-software market's decision point.
Full story: https://getproptechbrief.com/story/burnham-mayoral-planning-powers-150-home-schemes-proptech

### Burnham's 150-Home Call-In Powers Redraw UK Planning Law
2026-08-23 11:51:36 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

The reform introduces statutory thresholds — 150 homes, 15,000 sq m and 30m — at which mayors can call in planning decisions and grant upfront permission. Planning lawyers will scrutinise how mayoral direction interacts with adopted local plans, national policy and the ministerial backstop, with judicial review exposure a key risk.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/burnham-planning-reform-mayoral-call-in-legal

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