Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how communities could engage with the planning of developments built by an expansion of permitted development rights to include demolitions.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
We are currently consulting on the scope and potential impacts of a permitted development right to allow for demolition of commercial buildings and replacement build as residential. This provides an opportunity for communities to provide comment on what the scope of any right might be, and the local considerations through matters for prior approval on which communities may comment.
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of opposition to developments built through permitted development rights.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The introduction of new permitted development rights is considered through public consultation. Views shared are considered when deciding whether to bring forward a new right and how it would apply. Alongside there is regular engagement with key stakeholders. Where a permitted development right requires the prior approval of the local planning authority on specific planning matters adjoining owners and occupiers would usually be notified and the local community would have an opportunity to comment.
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure local support for homes built through permitted development rights.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
The introduction of new permitted development rights is considered through public consultation. Views shared are considered when deciding whether to bring forward a new right and how it would apply. Alongside there is regular engagement with key stakeholders. Where a permitted development right requires the prior approval of the local planning authority on specific planning matters adjoining owners and occupiers would usually be notified and the local community would have an opportunity to comment.
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they hold about the housing tenure being delivered through permitted development rights.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
National permitted development rights make an important contribution to housing delivery, with over 32,000 homes delivered under such rights in the two years to March 2018. Information on the tenure of these additional homes is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact permitted development rights have had on the number of affordable homes built.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
National permitted development rights make an important contribution to housing delivery, with over 32,000 homes delivered under such rights in the two years to March 2018. Information on the tenure of these additional homes is not collected centrally.
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing the ways in which public funding may be obtained under the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme, particularly with regard to (1) the number of additional new homes that could be built, (2) the speed of delivery of new homes, and (3) the ability of housing associations to innovate and deliver new products.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
In the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced a £1.4 billion expansion of the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme (SOAHP) 2016-21 and a relaxation of restrictions on tenure. This will help us deliver a further 40,000 housing starts by 2021 and as part of the largest housing programme by any government since the 1970’s. The expanded and more flexible programme will allow providers to have the agility to more quickly and effectively respond with the right products to local needs and markets.
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many homes were completed in each London Borough in the latest year for which figures are available; and how many homes were sold under the Right to Buy in each of those London Boroughs in the same year.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The figures requested are provided in the table below:
London Borough | Dwellings completed in 20151 | Right to Buy sales in 20152 | ||
Barking and Dagenham | 649 | 216 | ||
Barnet | 1,500 | 89 | ||
Bexley | 603 | .. | ||
Brent | 708 | 60 | ||
Bromley | 676 | .. | ||
Camden | 711 | 140 | ||
City of London | 10 | 5 | ||
Croydon | 1,687 | 160 | ||
Ealing | 756 | 105 | ||
Enfield | 610 | 144 | ||
Greenwich | 1,874 | 240 | ||
Hackney | 623 | 241 | ||
Hammersmith and Fulham | 290 | 82 | ||
Haringey | 651 | 177 | ||
Harrow | 561 | 28 | ||
Havering | 1,084 | 86 | ||
Hillingdon | 537 | 136 | ||
Hounslow | 1,043 | 183 | ||
Islington | 189 | 176 | ||
Kensington and Chelsea | 1,119 | 36 | ||
Kingston upon Thames | 46 | 37 | ||
Lambeth | 1,302 | 228 | ||
Lewisham | 1,118 | 111 | ||
Merton | 158 | .. | ||
Newham | 691 | 330 | ||
Redbridge | 492 | 46 | ||
Richmond upon Thames | 121 | .. | ||
Southwark | 1,466 | 278 | ||
Sutton | 194 | 52 | ||
Tower Hamlets | 1,138 | 264 | ||
Waltham Forest | 1,081 | 100 | ||
Wandsworth | 761 | 47 | ||
Westminster | 166 | 51 | ||
1 source: Live Table 253a https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building | ||||
2 source: Live Table 691 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales | ||||
Figures exclude Preserved Right to Buy | ||||
.. Local Authority owns no dwelling stock. | ||||
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many homes were completed under the Affordable Homes Programme launched in April 2011.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Government has delivered 193,000 affordable homes through the 2011-15 Affordable Homes Programme. This programme exceeded expectations delivering 23,000 more affordable homes than anticipated.
Asked by: Lord Horam (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the £20 billion they plan to spend on housing investment during this Parliament will be broken down between the various categories including affordable homes for rent and starter homes to buy.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The £20 billion of housing investment announced in the last Spending Review includes: