Chancellor unveils plans for housing in “key areas”
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced plans that when developers submit applications for schemes in “key areas” including near commuter transport hubs, the default will be that their plans would be approved. Speaking to The Guardian, she said that a “zoning scheme” where the assumption would be in favour of development for an area, would be part of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
The aim is to unlock more housing at a higher density in areas that are “central to local communities.” The measure will “transform communities, with more shops and homes nearer to the transport hubs that working people rely on day in, day out” according to the government.
The planning system is also to be overhauled. This is part of plans to deliver 1.5 million homes and achieve 150 decisions over major infrastructure projects by the end of parliament. The reform, it added, would give “win-win outcomes for the country and the economy”
The chancellor has also confirmed that the bill would be introduced in the spring. The bill also hopes to reduce the burden on developers, making consultation requirements “more proportionate.”
It will also include plans to toughen statutory guidance. This hopes to ensure that developers are given clarity over what will and will not be required when they submit a planning application. It will ensure that national policy statements are updated at least every five years, giving greater certainty to the developers.
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