Call To Cut Local Councils Out Of Housing Schemes

The housing shortage has become so severe in Britain that building projects should be considered by central government rather than by local authorities, according to a new report. Housebuilding should be brought into the nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIP) regime, a report commissioned by Bond Dickinson, the law firm, and Quod, the planning consultancy, says. This would enable developers to apply directly to the government for planning permission, bypassing local authority planning regulations. The report states that there is a “clear imperative for central government to show strong political leadership in driving large-scale housing development in the national public interest”. Read more on the Bond Dickinson website.