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3rd Report - Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
HC 672
Published 28 October 2025
Recommendations
7
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 …
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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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