Shop shutter planning move rejected

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rioter arrested outside shop with shutter
rioter arrested outside shop with shutter

Proposals to cut planning restrictions on shops wanting to install security shutters in the wake of last year's riots have been rejected.

Ministers were reportedly considering scrapping the requirement for retailers to seek planning permission to install shutters outside their shop windows, following last summer's disorder which swept London and other cities.

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