Tuesday, 14 July 2020

Johnson Announces 'Most Radical Planning Reforms Since WW2'


Boris Johnson has announced a new package of measures to build thousands of new homes as part of the government's Covid-19 recovery plan. New regulations will give greater freedom for buildings and land in town centres to change use without planning permission and create new homes from the regeneration of vacant and redundant buildings. Builders will no longer need a normal planning application to demolish and rebuild vacant and redundant residential and commercial buildings if they are rebuilt as homes. Included in the affordable homes programme will be a 1,500 unit pilot of ‘First Homes’: houses that will be sold to first time buyers at a 30% discount. Read more on the Financial Reporter website.

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