There has been widespread media reporting following the publication of a Centre for Cities report focusing on the government’s housing targets.
This government is clear it will deliver 1.5 million homes over this Parliament and fix the housing crisis, but having inherited a system that is not building enough homes, this will take time.
The government is introducing practical, achievable policies which will bring more land forward, accelerate delivery and build the homes this country needs. It has already outlined plans to overhaul the planning system through changes to the NPPF, including restoring mandatory housing targets for councils, established the New Homes Accelerator to unblock homes stuck in the planning process, and set up the New Towns Taskforce to bring forward the next generation of new towns.
An MHCLG spokesperson said:
“Despite the dire housebuilding inheritance we are trying to fix, we will deliver the 1.5 million homes our country desperately needs and get Britain building again.
"To get there the government has already outlined plans to streamline the planning system, restore mandatory housing targets, establish a programme to unblock homes stuck in the planning process, and set up a new body to deliver the next generation of new towns.
“On top of this our Planning and Infrastructure Bill will go even further in overhauling the planning system to boost housebuilding and economic growth across the country.”