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The powers to assess planning applications in Wiltshire could be removed from the council if it continues to lose appeals, the authority's own planning manager has warned.
Kenny Green said the Planning Inspectorate had overturned 7% of Wiltshire Council's rejections over the last two years – and that powers can be taken away if this figure reaches 10%.
Mr Green said the council was also close to missing its housing provision target of 3,525 homes a year, a number that was nearly doubled last year by the Labour government.
He told councillors: "If councils breach 10%, there is a very real risk of them entering special measures – which means the council cannot determine applications."
