Kemi Badenoch

The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.

There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.

Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.

The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.

There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.

Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.

The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.

There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.

Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.

The Government has identified a large number of housing schemes where progress is behind plan.

There are a wide variety of site-specific reasons as to why the schemes in question are either not progressing at the pace required or have stalled entirely.

Through the accelerator taskforce, barriers to development on such schemes will be identified and where appropriate the necessary support will then be provided to accelerate delivery, including funding in some instances.

In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.

The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.

In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.

The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.

In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.

The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.

In our manifesto, we committed to hiring 300 planners over the next five years. We are looking at a variety of options to ensure that these are recruited in a way that best supports housing delivery. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner, including on funding.

The department’s wider Planning Capability and Capacity programme continues to provide the direct support to Local Planning Authorities that is needed now and to develop the recruitment pipeline into the planning profession.

We are reviewing the Affordable Homes Programme inherited from the last Government, and will make further announcements in due course.

The Government will reverse the damaging changes to national planning policy introduced in December 2023 and consult on other changes to the National Planning Policy Framework to boost the supply of housing of all tenures, including affordable homes, and support sustainable economic growth. Further details will be provided in due course.

The Government has set out its intention to work with Combined Authorities to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans, setting out how local leaders will put their powers to use to deliver growth in every corner of the country.

Local Growth Plans will be delivered through partnership, and my department will provide further detail on the approach to developing these Plans to local leaders in due course.

Ministers have already spoken with metro Mayors about the possibilities of local growth plans and the benefits they can provide for residents and businesses alike.

The Government has set out its intention to work with Combined Authorities to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans, setting out how local leaders will put their powers to use to deliver growth in every corner of the country.

Local Growth Plans will be delivered through partnership, and my department will provide further detail on the approach to developing these Plans to local leaders in due course.

Ministers have already spoken with metro Mayors about the possibilities of local growth plans and the benefits they can provide for residents and businesses alike.

The Government has set out its intention to work with Combined Authorities to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans, setting out how local leaders will put their powers to use to deliver growth in every corner of the country.

Local Growth Plans will be delivered through partnership, and my department will provide further detail on the approach to developing these Plans to local leaders in due course.

Ministers have already spoken with metro Mayors about the possibilities of local growth plans and the benefits they can provide for residents and businesses alike.

Immigration is one of a number of factors that impacts on housing demand and future housing supply. We will continue to monitor both and update Parliament on our commitment to build 1.5m homes over five years.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State, alongside the Department's ministerial team and colleagues across Government, are working full time to deliver the housing our country needs, renew our local communities and public services, and deliver the New Deal for Working People among other ministerial responsibilities.

The Government has committed to delivering the next generation of new towns in partnership with local leaders and communities. We will take steps to ensure they contain high-quality, well-designed, and sustainable homes and the necessary infrastructure, amenities and services to thrive.

Further details on the next generation of new towns will be provided in due course.

The Government has committed to delivering the next generation of new towns in partnership with local leaders and communities. We will take steps to ensure they contain high-quality, well-designed, and sustainable homes and the necessary infrastructure, amenities and services to thrive.

Further details on the next generation of new towns will be provided in due course.

The Government is committed to finding a solution that unlocks the building of homes affected by nutrient neutrality without weakening environmental protections.

We will work with nature organisations, other stakeholders, and the sector to determine the best way forward and have already had initial conversations to that end.

We will only act in legislation where we can confirm to Parliament that the steps we are taking will deliver positive environmental outcomes.

If legislation is required for the purposes of enabling development to fund nature recovery where currently both are stalled, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will provide the necessary legislative underpinning to unlock that win-win outcome for the economy and for nature.

The Government is committed to preserving the greenbelt which has served England’s towns and cities well over many decades.

We intend to move away from a system that allows greenbelt land to regularly be released for development in a haphazard manner and often for speculative development that does not meet housing need.

Without changing its purpose or general extent, Labour will take a more strategic approach to greenbelt land designation and release to build more homes in the right places.

The release of lower quality grey belt land will be prioritised, and we will introduce ‘golden rules’ to ensure development benefits communities and nature.

Further details on how grey belt land will be designated and the methods by which it might be released will be provided in due course.

The Government is committed to preserving the greenbelt which has served England’s towns and cities well over many decades.

We intend to move away from a system that allows greenbelt land to regularly be released for development in a haphazard manner and often for speculative development that does not meet housing need.

Without changing its purpose or general extent, Labour will take a more strategic approach to greenbelt land designation and release to build more homes in the right places.

The release of lower quality grey belt land will be prioritised, and we will introduce ‘golden rules’ to ensure development benefits communities and nature.

Further details on how grey belt land will be designated and the methods by which it might be released will be provided in due course.

In our manifesto we committed to building 1.5 million homes over the duration of the parliament. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner.

The Deputy Prime Minister has written to local leaders in those areas of England which are not yet covered by devolution, encouraging them to come forward with proposals by the end of September. Preparations for devolution settlements will be led by local areas themselves and the department is keen to grow devolution coverage across England.

We have set out our intention to expand the devolution of powers in areas such as housing planning, transport, skills and employment support, building on the existing devolution framework.

As part of our drive to hand more power to places and communities so they can better deliver growth in their local areas, the Government will also publish a new devolution framework in due course, setting out the new powers and flexibilities available to local areas.

The Deputy Prime Minister has written to local leaders in those areas of England which are not yet covered by devolution, encouraging them to come forward with proposals by the end of September. Preparations for devolution settlements will be led by local areas themselves and the department is keen to grow devolution coverage across England.

We have set out our intention to expand the devolution of powers in areas such as housing planning, transport, skills and employment support, building on the existing devolution framework.

As part of our drive to hand more power to places and communities so they can better deliver growth in their local areas, the Government will also publish a new devolution framework in due course, setting out the new powers and flexibilities available to local areas.

Sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people. To achieve it, we need to get Britain building again.

We know the planning system currently acts as a major brake on economic growth and we were clear in our manifesto that we need to change national planning policy to lift it.

The Chancellor’s speech sent a strong signal about the principles that will guide our fresh approach and we will make further announcements in due course.

Sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people. To achieve it, we need to get Britain building again.

We know the planning system currently acts as a major brake on economic growth and we were clear in our manifesto that we need to change national planning policy to lift it.

The Chancellor’s speech sent a strong signal about the principles that will guide our fresh approach and we will make further announcements in due course.

In our manifesto we committed to building 1.5 million homes over the duration of the parliament. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner.