Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

3rd Report - Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee HC 672 Published 28 October 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

35 items (20 recs)

Source

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Government Response

AI assessment · 35 of 35 classified

Accepted 12

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 14

Deferred 5

Rejected 3

Government response

6th Special Report - Delivering 1.5 Million New Homes: Land Value Capture: Government Response · published 20 Mar 2026

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

7 Recommendation Accepted in Part

Reinstate planning apprenticeships and invest in specialist officers for Strategic Authorities and LAs.

Recommendation

The Government must take a more strategic approach to boost the skills and capacity of local planning authorities, starting with reinstating access to funded Level 7 planning apprenticeships for students over the age of 21. The Government must invest in … Read more

Government Response Summary

The Government is delivering a comprehensive Planning Capacity and Capability Programme aimed specifically at the public sector, which directly increases the number of planners in LPAs, targeting high-calibre applicants, funding salary bursaries and supporting accredited postgraduate training, but did not commit to the requested Level 7 apprenticeships.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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