housing communities and local government committee

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has expressed concerns about the lack of detail in the government’s proposed planning reforms and suggested a resources and skills strategy should be published ahead of primary legislation.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has asked the public to take part in a survey on the planning system in England and the government’s proposed reforms to it.

The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has recommended that the ability to set planning fees should be devolved to local authorities, with a national minimum rate. 

The government has been warned that an ‘over-reliance’ on traditional building methods will prevent it from meeting its delivery target of 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s.