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6th Special Report - Delivering 1.5 Million New Homes: Land Value Capture: Government Response

Published 20 March 2026

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The government's response

This document responds to 3rd Report - Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture.

This is the government's response, published 20 March 2026.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the Committee's inquiry and says it "recognises there is more to do" on developer contributions, accepting some recommendations, noting or not pursuing others, and pointing to its NPPF consultation and wider reforms.

  • On Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) coverage, the government "has agreed to the Committee's recommendation and commits to publishing a map of CIL coverage in England", but intends to do so without accompanying information on rates.
  • On funded Level 7 planning apprenticeships, the government "notes" the recommendation and considers that funding apprenticeship routes alone "does not guarantee" learners will work in or remain in local planning authorities. It points instead to its Planning Capacity and Capability Programme.
  • On planning fees, it does "not consider it appropriate to fund local plan-making through planning application fees". On a statutory Section 106 dispute resolution scheme, it does not intend to implement the 2016 Act provisions "at this time" but "will keep this under review".
  • On land value estimates, the government is developing updated estimates and says "the aim is to publish updated values for a range of land uses this year".

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