Government Could Give Greater Planning Control To Councils With Good Housebuilding Records

 Councils in England with good track records of delivering new housing could be given greater planning powers under the overhauled system envisioned by government, Robert Jenrick has hinted. The housing secretary said he wants to legislate for “a planning system that genuinely trusts councils and treats councils as adults”. That could include offering some local authorities the power “to take action” against developers “impeding” their ability to deliver new homes for their areas, he suggested. Read more on Inside Housing.

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Councils To Get Planning Powers Curbed

 55 councils are set to have their planning powers limited after failing to meet the government’s housing delivery targets. The latest Housing Delivery Test results show that 55 councils failed to deliver at least 75% of the number of homes estimated by the government to be needed in their area over the past three years. All 55 councils will become subject to the “presumption in favour of sustainable development”, meaning they will be forced to give greater weight to the government’s National Planning Policy Framework than their local policies on sites not included in an up-to-date local plan. Read more on Inside Housing.

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