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PLANNING PERMISSION FIGURES SHOW
HOME BUILD ON THE INCREASE
»»NEW FIGURES SHOW THE NUMBER
of planning permissions for homes rose
6% on a year earlier.
New figures reported on 8th March
2016 show that the number of planning
permissions for homes rose 6% on a year
earlier, as housing measures continue to
turn the market around with new builds
for hard workers and first time buyers.
The number of major applications being
processed quickly by local authorities is at
an all time high with a record 81% decided
within the required time.
The number of planning permissions
granted for homes in 2015 was the highest
since 2007. According to analysis of
Glenigan data also published, permission
was granted for 253,000 homes during the
year.
Government figures show that as well as
rising numbers of planning permissions
for homes, the number of planning
permissions granted overall between
October and December 2015 was 4%
greater than a year earlier, with councils
granting 92,000 decisions.
Planning Minister Brandon Lewis said:
“We’ve brought the housing market back
from the brink with more than 700,000
new homes delivered since 2010 and a
further one million granted planning
permission.
More than 1,000 pages were cut out
of the reformed planning system and
National Planning Policy Framework,
simplifying the process for obtaining
planning permission whilst maintaining
safeguards for the countryside.
The government is currently moving
ahead with its Housing and Planning Bill,
which will help deliver on its ambition to
build a million more homes.
‘we’ve brought the housing
market back from the brink’
Measures include new affordable
Starter Homes on all reasonably sized
new development sites, permission in
principle for sites identified in plans and
brownfield registers and planning reforms
to support small builders.
source:UK Construction online
LOCKSMITHJOURNAL.CO.UK | MAR/APR 2016
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