Councils have warned that proposed cuts and changes to
the New Homes Bonus could make it more difficult for them to build new homes. Under
consultation proposals published in December new payments to councils will be
reduced from six to four years, payments will be reduced if planning permission
for new homes is only granted on appeal and councils without a Local Plan would
not receive any bonus. The New Homes Bonus currently rewards councils with a
payment equivalent to six years’ council tax for each additional new home they
add to their housing stock. Several councils warned the proposals could make it
more difficult to increase house-building. Download the Consultation from the
GovUK website.
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