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When the Gatekeepers Become the Profiteers There is only one entity that controls what is built, where, from whom, in what numbers, and ultimately what it will sell for—and that entity is your local planning department . Want to split your lot? Not if you don't agree with your planning department. You pay thousands for a wetlands study from a licensed company, and your planning department can simply reject it–– not because it's invalid, but because they aren't on the "approve