Ten-Year Grant Programme Could ‘Unlock A Substantial Increase’ In Housing Delivery

Doubling the duration of the Affordable Homes Programme to 10 years could lead to a “substantial” increase in housing delivery and would enable housing associations to increase their land-led development activity, new research has found. A report commissioned by the Consortium of Associations in the South East (CASE), the National Housing Federation (NHF) and Shelter found that a move to longer term funding would change housing associations’ land-purchasing behaviour and the types of sites they choose to take on. Under a 10-year grant programme, housing associations could buy more sites without planning permission and tackle larger and more complex sites, the report argued. Read more on Inside Housing.

https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/ten-year-grant-programme-could-unlock-a-substantial-increase-in-housing-delivery-67887?utm_source=Housing60&utm_medium=email&utm_content=article_link&utm_campaign=H60

Government Warned Of Truncated Northern Housing Supply

Local authorities in northern England are paring back housing delivery due to the government's National Planning Policy Framework, prompting planning and development consultancy, Turley, to warn of a potential economic impact across the region. The framework sets out government planning policy for England. However, the consultancy says its introduction of a new standardised method for calculating ‘minimum’ housing need is inadvertently encouraging a ‘do minimum’ approach across councils. Turley cites Leeds, where 32 Green Belt sites have been removed from the city’s development plan, as an example of reduced ambition on new development.  Read more on the Property Reporter website.

https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/property/government-warned-of-truncated-northern-housing-supply.html