Deputy PM letter to all planning authorities on building homes

Published On: 7th August 2024

The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP has written to all LPA planning leaders as here to explain the basis of a new “standard method” for calculating housing targets, the sharing of housing need, controlled usage of ‘Grey Belt’ for development, the supply of growth supporting infrastructure, the resources and fees of LPAS and the supply of affordable and social housing.

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