Councils won’t be able to block betting shops | Letters

Roger Cornwell says under government plans, councils will lose some planning powers, and Alan Knight says reducing high-street betting fuels illegal online gambling. Plus a letter from Katrina Kerr In your report ( Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops, 10 August ) Angela Rayner is quoted as saying: “We’re giving local leaders the power to say no to what doesn’t belong on their high street, and the tools to fix it themselves”. If only. The national scheme of delegation , due to come into force on 31 October, will take away the ability from council leaders and pla