New report calls for streamlining the planning system to build more homes
Posted 09.11.23
The Housing Forum: Further reading
A new report released by the cross-sector housing body The Housing Forum, sets out a roadmap for how the planning system can be improved.
It comments on how the past year has seen a crisis in housebuilding, with the 232,820 homes built last year being far off the government's target.
The report notes that the planning system "is not currently working as well as it should be" and suggests solutions to the planning crisis in three areas:
In Building support for new housing and harnessing the benefits of planning, the report suggests creating a statutory role for the Chief Planning Officer in local authorities, embedding planners in other teams across a local authority and integrating the role of planning within a local authority.
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