HOUSEBUILDER Redrow hit out at council red-tape – after revealing that the firm now spends more money on dealing with the “comical” planning system than it does on bricks.
Redrow executive chairman Steve Morgan, who set up the firm in 1974, said he was dismayed “by the sheer levels of bureaucracy and red tape that have crept into the planning system”.
He said delays in securing planning approval had hit the launch of Redrow’s Heritage Collection of family homes.
Mr Morgan spoke out as Redrow announced a 25% rise in half-year revenues to £187.2m and an 81% reduction in pre-tax losses to £8.7m.
