Responding to the planning reforms announced in the King’s Speech this morning, Samuel Hughes, CPS Head of Housing, said:
‘Britain needs a huge increase in housebuilding, focussed in the places where it is needed most, like London and the South East. It is therefore welcome to see the Government being ambitious in its proposals, but these are only first steps.
‘Only a full suite of reforms across policy and guidance will give the country any chance of seeing a housebuilding boom on the scale we so desperately need.
‘The government must also consider how it will mitigate the inevitable pushback from those opposed to new development. Getting opponents on board will require well thought-out policy, careful attention to the choice of sites and incentivising communities to accept new homes in their area.’
NOTES TO EDITORS
- Samuel Hughes is the Head of Housing at the Centre for Policy Studies.
- Our recent housing reports have made the case for housebuilding, argued for a new Right to Buy, brownfield assessments to turn empty shops into homes, and turning planning permission into development contracts to accelerate the speed at which land is developed into new homes.
- For further information, please contact Josh Coupland on 07912 485655 and [email protected].
- The Centre for Policy Studies is one of the oldest and most influential think tanks in Westminster. With a focus on taxation, economic growth, business, welfare, housing and green growth, its goal is to develop policies that widen enterprise, ownership and opportunity.
Date Added: Wednesday 17th July 2024
