Government announces new planning rules to boost housebuilding

The UK government has announced plans to relax planning rules, making it a lot easier for developers to build on suitable disused land, a media news report has been able to reveal.

Under these new plans, new powers would be made available to seize disused land, while major housing projects could be fast-tracked with rules on extensions in London relaxed. Furthermore, plans would help tackle the housing shortage and make Britain more prosperous.

Chancellor George Osbourne said: “Britain has been incapable of building enough homes. The reforms we made to the planning system in the last parliament have started to improve the situation: planning permissions and housing starts are at a seven-year high.”But we need to go further and I am not prepared to stand by when people who want to get on the housing ladder can’t do so.

“We’ll keep on protecting the green belt, but these latest planning reforms are a vital part of a comprehensive plan to confront the challenge of our lifetime and raise productivity and living standards.”

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