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.
Burnham backtracks on spending housing fund only on building social homes
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About 40% of £10bn from Affordable Homes Programme will now go on types of
housing such as sheltered and shared ownership
Andy Burnham has backtracked on...
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