RTPI: Green Belt Should Be Considered For Housing

The green belt should be considered for new housing, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said. In a policy statement, the RTPI said the government’s upcoming Housing White Paper needs a “fresh approach” to direct where new housing should be located. The statement said: “Green belt boundaries may well need to change, but only after a careful review over wider areas than single local authorities, where safeguards are put in place to ensure development is sustainable, affordable and delivered in a timely manner, and without prejudice to the renewal of brownfield land”. Download the policy statement from the RTPI website.

Getting To the Nub of the Housing Crisis

ResPublica launched their latest policy paper 'Devo Home: A double devolution of housing to people and places' recently. At the heart of the report is a proposal for new ‘Local Place Partnerships’ (LPPs). These bodies will act as ‘dedicated institutions’ designed to provide the necessary focus to ‘recast local authorities as coordinators of development’ and ultimately promote swift delivery. The principles underpinning LPPs are consistent with the characteristic emphasis placed by ResPublica on institutional reform as a way of generating change. Their remit will encompass place-making and enforcing cooperation across local authority boundaries.  Download a copy of the report from the ResPublica website.