{"id":13907,"date":"2025-09-23T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=13907"},"modified":"2025-09-23T07:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T12:18:36","slug":"high-street-clampdown-starmer-hands-locals-the-power-to-shut-the-door-on-betting-shops-and-vape-stores","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/high-street-clampdown-starmer-hands-locals-the-power-to-shut-the-door-on-betting-shops-and-vape-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"High street clampdown: Starmer hands locals the power to shut the door on betting shops and vape stores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>London, September 22, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Prime Minister <strong>Sir Keir Starmer<\/strong> is set to unveil sweeping planning reforms that will give residents across Britain new powers to block the opening of gambling venues, vape shops, and other targeted retailers on their local high streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move, to be formally announced this week by <strong>Housing Secretary Steve Reed<\/strong>, is pitched as part of Labour\u2019s effort <em>to \u201crevive the high street\u201d<\/em> and empower communities that feel left behind by years of unchecked decline. Under the proposals, councils and residents will gain greater authority to veto applications from shops considered detrimental to their neighbourhoods, including bookmakers and e-cigarette outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crucially, the reforms stop short of outright bans. Instead, they hand <strong>local councils discretionary muscle<\/strong> to cap how many of a particular type of shop can operate in one area, while also giving them the ability to take over long-vacant properties and lease them to businesses that serve community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some, the plan is a long overdue reset. Campaign groups have argued that clusters of betting shops and vape stores contribute to social harm and accelerate the decline of town centres. Residents have frequently complained that \u201conce one opens, five follow,\u201d leading to a cycle of limited choice and rising concerns about gambling and youth vaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/high-street-clampdown-starmer-hands-locals-the-power-to-shut-the-door-on-betting-shops-and-vape-stores2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/high-street-clampdown-starmer-hands-locals-the-power-to-shut-the-door-on-betting-shops-and-vape-stores2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/high-street-clampdown-starmer-hands-locals-the-power-to-shut-the-door-on-betting-shops-and-vape-stores2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/high-street-clampdown-starmer-hands-locals-the-power-to-shut-the-door-on-betting-shops-and-vape-stores2-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the industry is already warning of unintended consequences. The <strong>Betting and Gaming Council (BGC)<\/strong>, which represents betting operators, highlighted that bookmakers contribute <strong>\u00a36.8 billion annually to the UK economy<\/strong>, pay <strong>\u00a34 billion in taxes<\/strong>, and support tens of thousands of jobs. Restricting them too heavily, the BGC argues, could hit local employment and reduce commercial footfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starmer\u2019s government insists the reforms are not anti-business, but rather pro-community. \u201cIt\u2019s about giving residents a say in shaping their high streets and ensuring empty shops don\u2019t become dead weight,\u201d Reed told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Politically, the announcement comes at a critical moment. With Reform UK gaining traction in deindustrialised towns frustrated by boarded-up storefronts, Labour is keen to show it has a credible plan to <strong>\u201ctake back the high street\u201d<\/strong> and put local voices in charge. As Britain\u2019s retail landscape braces for the shake-up, the central question is whether empowering locals will truly rejuvenate town centres \u2013 or simply squeeze out industries that, however controversial, remain major economic players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move, to be formally announced this week by Housing Secretary Steve Reed, is pitched as part of Labour\u2019s effort to \u201crevive the high street\u201d and empower communities that feel left behind by years of unchecked decline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13910,"menu_order":33,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3184,4716,3149],"class_list":["post-13907","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-europe","tag-london","tag-uk","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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