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State land banking: New housing along our canals gives an example of what can be achieved

Posted August 24, 2018 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

5,000 new homes are being provided alongside our waterways in the next five years. The proceeds are used to keep our canals, rivers, reservoirs, and docks in good repair.

State land banking: Natural England owns 470,000 acres

Posted August 23, 2018 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

It is quite possible to build attractive new homes – and to use some of the proceeds to enhance the environment.

State land banking: The Mayor of London is sitting on 1,576 acres

Posted August 22, 2018 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

That figure doesn’t include Transport for London’s land – which totals 5,700 acres, equivalent to the size of Camden.

State land banking: The Ministry of Defence owns 553,000 acres

Posted August 21, 2018 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

That is bigger than the size of Surrey. The MOD also holds “rights” to another half a million acres.

State land banking: Network Rail owns 128,000 acres

Posted August 20, 2018 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

Only a thousand acres are being released for housing, despite far more being surplus to requirements.

Time to get tough on state land banking

Posted July 26, 2016 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

Government departments are too slow to release land for disposal – frustrating the chance for new homes.

What about state land banking?

Posted June 24, 2013 by Conservative Home & filed under Local Government.

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Profile: Steve Baker, Christian Conservative, ERG organiser, small stater – and thorn in Johnson’s side

Posted December 22, 2021 by Andrew Gimson & filed under Highlights, Profiles.

Baker has infuriated some Tories, but others regard him as the rising hope of the stern unbending Austrian economists.

“This Government chooses to invest.” The Chancellor’s statement. Full text.

Posted October 27, 2021 by Conservative Home & filed under MPs ETC.

“We will always give people the support they need and the tools to build a better life for themselves”, says Sunak.

“I do want to be honest about what I mean by sustainable public finances”. Sunak’s statement. Full text.

Posted March 3, 2021 by Conservative Home & filed under MPs ETC.

His three part plan: protecting jobs and livelihoods. Securing the public finances. And laying foundations for the future.

Kevin Hollinrake: Build banking back better

Posted November 8, 2020 by Kevin Hollinrake & filed under Comment, Highlights.

Devolution to metro mayors offers the perfect vehicle for the establishment and growth of regional mutual banks. They can be mission and geography-led.

Matt Kilcoyne: The Conservative manifesto. Wooing Labour heartlands with socialist policy is a doomed strategy.

Posted November 4, 2019 by Matt Kilcoyne & filed under Comment, Highlights.

The first piece of a series this week about what the Conservative Manifesto should look like.

Lord Ashcroft: Special Report: St Helena – the island of fading hopes and dreams

Posted December 14, 2018 by Lord Ashcroft & filed under Comment.

It is an attractive destination, with a friendly population and a fascinating history, but it has been badly let down by officialdom.

Letwin’s land banking review identifies the real obstacle to housing growth – the Government.

Posted November 1, 2018 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

His recommendations look likely to be accepted. Greater diversity of type and design is to be encouraged – rather than the imposition of uniformity.

Councils should challenge the NHS to sell more surplus land for homes

Posted January 12, 2018 by Harry Phibbs & filed under Local Government.

There is enough land for over half a million homes on derelict sites – while the health service regularly complains of a shortage of funds.

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