UK gives councils more power over betting, vape shops

New UK measures empower councils and residents to control high street development, targeting betting shops, vape shops, and adult gaming centres to revital

The Prime Minister visited Ilkeston in Derbyshire alongside Andy Burnham, announcing planning changes to give local communities power over high street decline

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to crack down on vape shops and betting stores to help revitalise the high street.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to crack down on vape shops and betting stores to help revitalise the high street.

Andy Burnham is set to unveil a crackdown on vape and betting shops in a bid to boost British high streets, which the Prime Minister says have been “hollowed out” in recent decades. Burnham will on Tuesday set out plans to scrap the Blair-era “aim to permit” rule, which requires councils to accept planning applications

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham will on Tuesday unveil plans to crack down on vape shops, betting outlets and rogue businesses as part of an effort to revive high streets after decades of decline, his office said on Monday.

Andy Burnham unveils high street crackdown on vape shops, betting shops and criminal enterprises  gbnews.com

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.

Andy Burnham has pledged to scrap the ‘aim to permit’ planning rule, which limits the ability of town halls to prevent casinos, betting shops and 24-hour slot machine venues opening

Councils will be given extra powers to curb unwanted retailers and ‘bring town centres back to life’

Vape shops in England and Wales to be subject to planning permission while betting shop law change will also apply in Scotland Councils are to be given powers to stop betting and vape shops taking over their high streets under new plans announced by Andy Burnham. Local authorities will be able to reject new betting sho

New prime minister Burnham to tackle Britain’s ‘hollowed-out high streets’ by scrapping Blair’s Aim to Permit directive

The Prime Minister wants to give communities greater control to tackle Britain's 'hollowed out' high streets

Andy Burnham is detailing plans to crack down on the number of new vaping and betting shops, his latest announcement focused on tackling everyday issues as he tries to win over voters since becoming Britain’s prime minister.

South Tyneside Council's planning department has refused Smart Vape's application to retain a double-sided digital projecting sign at 235A Victoria Road East, Hebburn, citing visual harm and residential amenity concerns