I have been wondering for some time whether there is something other than increasing the supply of planning permissions which is needed to address the housing shortage and affordability. The Government has pledged to construct 1,000,000 houses during the life of this Parliament, by 2020 therefore. They also pledge 200,000 Starter Homes in the […]
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November 21st, 2015 | Tags: housing, housing completions | Category: Housing, Uncategorized | One comment The Government launched this strategy today, part of its proposals to stimulate growth, recognising the role played by new housing. I met with some architects last week and as we discussed the Government’s Plan for Growth, they practically fell about laughing when I took them through the policy of giving greater power to local communities […] November 21st, 2011 | Tags: Baroness Hanham, economic growth, housing, housing completions, Laying the Foundations, NPPF, presumption in favour of sustainable development, s.106, s.106 agreements | Category: Big issues, Housing, Localism, NPPF, Presumption in favour of sustainable development, s.106 agreements, Uncategorized | Leave a comment A couple of months ago Shelter launched their new service, Housing Insights for Communities. They have now followed this up with a Housing Databank. “Housing Insights” is a tool to help developers work out who is most likely to be opposed to a housing development in a particular area. This helps the developer to focus […] October 10th, 2011 | Tags: consultation, housing, housing completions, housing data, lobbying, Shelter, statistics | Category: Big issues, Housing | Leave a comment |
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