Eight mayoral combined authorities invited to make ‘ambitious’ planning offer to secure £80m of investment zone funding

The government has announced that eight English mayoral combined authorities have been invited to bid to host investment zones, which will come with £80 million of funding but will need to include a “credible and ambitious planning offer” to accelerate development. https://www.planningresource.co.uk/article/1816643/eight-mayoral-combined-authorities-invited-ambitious-planning-offer-secure-80m-investment-zone-funding