Thursday 15 September 2011

Hands Off Our Land: the 300,000 new homes already 'in the bank' - Telegraph

Hands Off Our Land: the 300,000 new homes already 'in the bank' - Telegraph

Campaigners say that the “land banks” are enough for more than two years of house building, meaning there is no need to water down current planning laws.

The Coalition wants to create a new legal “presumption in favour of sustainable development”, a change that critics say will lead to unrestrained building in rural areas.

Ministers insist that reforms are needed to increase the number of new houses built every year, thereby cutting prices.

David Cameron defended the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), telling MPs it would free up land. “We need to build more houses, to help more young people to get on the housing ladder,” the Prime Minister said.

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