Why Is New Home Delivery Failing To Measure Up?

In the year to June 2019, there were 377,000 full planning consents granted across England, continuing a pattern of decision making that has offered a substantial pipeline of sites since the start of 2017. If these consents were fully implemented as quickly as they were granted, just short of two million homes could be delivered over the course of five years. But the reality is quite different, with a sizable gap of around 124,000 homes per annum between consents granted and homes delivered. The delivery problem, as discussed in previous Savills planning papers, is partly due to a lack of consents granted where need is greatest. Read more on the Savills website. https://pdf.euro.savills.co.uk/uk/residential---other/planning-policy-update-december-2019.pdf