Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 14
Seventh Report - Reforms to national planning policy
Published 14 Jul 2023
Paragraph 58
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Government should abolish the urban uplift when it reviews the standard method in 2024. Instead, a single standard method formula that accounts for local housing need and capacity should apply to all local authorities. The revised formula should be based on future local need, with a focus on regenerating local areas and delivering 38 Reforms to national planning policy more affordable housing, rather than focussing housebuilding in areas where economic activity is already high. The standard method must work towards delivering net 300,000 new homes per year in England.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Seventh Report - Reforms to national planning policy (HC 1122), paragraph 58, 14 July 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 29 November 2023 (deadline 14 September 2023).