Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 23
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We were disappointed that very little progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of...
Conclusion
We were disappointed that very little progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of our predecessor committee’s report into land value capture. The Government’s response to our social housing report did not engage with our renewed recommendations about reforming the Land Compensation Act 1961, and the promised consultation in the response for autumn 2020 has not appeared. We call upon the Government to act upon the whole range of recommendations in our predecessor committee’s Land Value Capture report.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
51. The Government has considered the recommendations in the predecessor Land Value Capture report and the 2017 review of the Community Infrastructure Levy alongside the responses to the white paper. The proposal for a new Infrastructure Levy, which we have developed in the light of consultation responses and engagement with experts, will reform the existing system of developer contributions, with Section 106 agreements retained as a means to pay the Levy in limited circumstances. The new non-negotiable and locally set Infrastructure Levy will be introduced through a phased ‘test and learn’ rollout and, in the long term, give a greater say to local councils on how they deliver their infrastructure priorities and how they secure affordable housing while increasing transparency for local people about how funds will be spent and what infrastructure will be delivered.