Gove allows new 1,700-inmate prison against inspector’s recommendation

The secretary of state has granted permission for a new category B prison which could house up to 1,700 inmates on land adjacent to an existing facility against the advice of a planning inspector who had recommended the scheme be refused.

by Samantha Eckford

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