Land with planning permission 'needed'

Land with implementable planning permission is the biggest obstacle to the government in its pursuit of providing 200,000 sustainable new builds every year, according to experts.

The Home Builders Federation, which is the principal trade federation for private sector home builders, says there are six areas which need addressing in order to make self-building more accessible. These include adequate infrastructure, an adequate supply of land with planning permission and a reduction in the complexity and cost of regulation.

Stewart Baseley, the executive chairman of the Home Builders Federation, said: "The industry stands united with the government in its aspiration to build 200,000 sustainable new homes per annum by 2016.

"The success or failure of building the sustainable homes that Britain needs hinges on having a sufficient and steady supply of developable land with implementable planning permissions."

He added that the amount of land developed annually has actually declined by ten per cent in recent years.




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