They are continuing to implement planning policies they have declared themselves opposed to.
My answer would be “maybe, provided the spending or tax cuts significantly improved our growth potential.”
Would the Government have the bottle for planning, childcare and police overhauls – and will Downing Street sign up to this plan anyway?
Local design codes could be simplified, but based on local tastes and preferences through consultation.
The chance for new housing, of an improved standard, has been sabotaged. The dream of home ownership for thousands has been thwarted.
Rigid, centralised planning rules are preventing Britain’s towns from adapting organically to changes in how we live, work, and shop.
The co-Chair of the Government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission wraps up our mini-series on housing.
In the second piece in our mini-series, the Chair of Homes for the North argues that driving public investment in housing towards the South East is not sustainable.
Housing played a small role in the 2019 election, but the first piece in a new mini-series notes that home ownership is the key driver of voter behaviour.
In his foreword to our new Policy Exchange paper, John Howard urges the Prime Minister to “seize the moment”.
We need to decentralise and devolve where communities are trusted and empowered. Let’s encourage higher density together with good thoughtful design.
The Manifesto is modest though the reality may prove more radical. Our most important challenge is to supply more attractive new homes.
A new Conservative Government will need to transform the economy. It remains to be seen whether this be done with a majority based on northern, post-industrial Britain.
To make the most of the policy’s potential, Government must pair it with a raft of other reforms.