Planning reform could see red tape cut to make building easier
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-09/planning-reform-could-see-red-tape-cut-to-make-building-easier
Posted by insomnimax_99
Planning reform could see red tape cut to make building easier
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-09/planning-reform-could-see-red-tape-cut-to-make-building-easier
Posted by insomnimax_99
8 Comments
Been hearing this for years. Maybe it’s the terrible proposals that are unacceptable rather than the rules.
The particular red tape being cut this time is cutting down on consultations:
>Ministers could slash the number of official bodies that get a say in planning decisions in a drive to cut red tape.
>Officials will consult on removing Sport England, the Theatres Trust and the Garden History Society from the list of “statutory consultees”, while the scope of others who get to give input is set to be narrowed.
>Reforms set out on Monday will also state that councils should only be going to statutory consultees when it is necessary to do so, and decisions should not be delayed beyond the standard 21-day deadline.
>Officials have said problems encountered by housebuilders and planning authorities when it comes to statutory consultees include them taking too long to offer their advice and submitting holding objections which are then later withdrawn.
They still need to do something about the fact that the house building market is monopolistic and run like a cartel.
I live in a new development, and they’re about three years behind the timeline they set out when we initially bought four years ago. Magically they faced “significant delays in the supply chain” every time interest rates went up – just a happy coincidence of course /s
The truth is when the market demand slows down, they slow down building to uphold their minimal market value. And they all do this simultaneously – indirect collusion led by the UK house price index.
The government should’ve set up a state owned homes developer to put competitive pressure on the big house builders to change their model
The should be a rules that the developers can only be British companies and houses can only be sold to individuals living and working in the area.
Red tape isn’t the issue, profit is the issue.
Why build to meet demand when artificially limiting supply increases profit?
We have about 40 houses built near us that lasted a year before being condemned due to subsidence. I dread to think what cutting Red tape will mean going forward then.
Reform? They don’t care. They will say anything grab the attention of people while only caring about how much Russia pays them.
So building new developments in conservative area and flooding them with people who will live on benifits. I wait to stand corrected.