Industry bodies warn of huge drop in housebuilding if planning reforms go ahead

By Joey Gardiner2023-03-04T16:00:00

Round-up of responses to government consultation on proposed national policy changes

Michael Gove’s proposals to water down housing targets will lead to a significant drop in supply of new homes, according to a raft of industry responses to a consultation on proposed planning reforms.

Bodies representing both developers and planners said the proposals were likely to see a drop off in the number of homes planned for by local authorities, and were particularly critical of government plans to make it much harder for councils to review whether green belt sites should be used for homes.

The responses follow research commissioned by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) and the Land Promoters and Developers Federation (LPDF) released this week indicating that the reforms could reduce housebuilding by 77,000 homes per year if introduced as proposed.

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