The Government is doubling down on a system designed for corporate gain rather than public need, suggests Cllr James Valentine. From Labour Hub The Government’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill is being sold as a game-changer for housebuilding, the legislative key to unlocking its election promise of 1.5 million new homes. But beneath the fanfare, … Continue reading Build, Baby Build — But Who Really Wins?
Category: Planning
“Tough on developers, big on building council housing”
Chris Hinchliff, Labour MP for NE Hertfordshire, contests the government's strategy on planning. He says that its “Time for a left alternative on planning: tough on developers, big on building council housing.” In an article written for PoliticsHome he says that the government is mis-diagnosing the roots of the housing crisis “The misdiagnosis on supply … Continue reading “Tough on developers, big on building council housing”
Planning isn’t the problem but “an overwhelming lack of investment in social rent homes”
The government has introduced mandatory housing targets on councils and is proposing changes to planning rules which would concentrate more power in the hands of unelected council officers. There is a fundamental contradiction between the government's talk of devolving power away from Westminster and its decision to impose mandatory house building targets on local authorities. … Continue reading Planning isn’t the problem but “an overwhelming lack of investment in social rent homes”
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 