Milton Keynes MPs welcome crack down on high street vape shops and adult gaming centres
Milton Keynes MPs support government plans to give local councils more power to regulate vape shops and adult gaming centres.Summary
Milton Keynes MPs have welcomed new government plans allowing local communities to have greater control over high street businesses. The proposals, which include scrapping the 'aim to permit' rule, will enable councils to require specific planning permission for vape shops and adult gaming centres. This aims to prevent these businesses from opening without resident input and protect high streets from declining into areas dominated by gambling and vaping shops. MPs and local councillors emphasized the need to prioritize local businesses and community interests, with councils gaining powers to issue closure orders and improve shop fronts. The measures are seen as a step towards revitalizing high streets and addressing the over-concentration of such businesses in deprived areas.
(Source：Milton Keynes Citizen)
