To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their plan to build 300,000 new homes a year, what steps they are taking to achieve this in 2024.
Answered on
6 February 2024
The Government remains committed to our ambition of delivering 300,000 homes per year and the four highest rates of net additional housing supply in 30 years have all come since 2018. The National Planning Policy Framework (published 19 December 2023) is clear that a core purpose of the planning system is planning for the homes and other development that our communities need.
With both the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act and the new Framework now in place, alongside the additional resources for planning departments the Government has recently announced, our planning reforms will accelerate the delivery of new homes.
The changes to the Framework create clear incentives for authorities to get their local plans in place. We remain committed to a plan-led system and national planning policy expects local planning authorities to make sufficient provision for housing and to identify the sites to deliver homes to meet the needs of their communities.
If Local authorities are not making sufficient progress, the Secretary of State will consider using his powers of intervention to ensure timetables and plans are put in place.