Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Conclusion 22
Seventh Report - Reforms to national planning policy
Published 14 Jul 2023
Paragraph 101
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
We welcome that the Government has tabled amendments to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill to strengthen the duty of local authorities to deliver at least as many affordable homes under the new IL as they do under the current system (rather than simply “have regard” for this). However, the proposed amendments will not guarantee that local authorities will deliver the same levels of affordable housing as they do under the current regime. The amendments would require local authorities to “seek to ensure” they deliver the same levels of affordable housing, but not if this would render development economically unviable. Therefore, there is still a risk that the new IL may not deliver as many affordable homes as the current regime.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Seventh Report - Reforms to national planning policy (HC 1122), paragraph 101, 14 July 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 29 November 2023 (deadline 14 September 2023).