Select committee: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 18
3rd Report: Building more social housing
Published 27 Jul 2020
Paragraph 103
Addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Long-term delivery of social and affordable rented housing All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
Permitted development rights can be a route to provide fast and cost-effective housing, but given that the Government is aware of concerns around their use, it should publish its review as soon as possible. We remain concerned about the lack of affordable housing obligations and lack of safeguards for quality. Without reforms, it is likely the planned expansion will further reduce the delivery of social housing through the planning system.
From: Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, 3rd Report: Building more social housing (HC 173), paragraph 103, 27 July 2020
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 14 October 2020 (deadline 27 September 2020).