UK house building is "booming"

Tue, 07 Mar 2006

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has questioned the Government's decision to reform the planning of new homes as latest figures reveal that house-building is going through a boom period.

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister recently announced that 160,000 new homes were completed in England last year, which is the highest figure since back in 1990.

"The planning system has enabled a steady, strong growth in the building of new homes since the current policy was introduced by Mr Prescott in 2000," said Henry Oliver, CPRE planning and housing campaigner.

He added, "At the same time, we've had a big increase in the use of derelict or under-used land for new homes. This has helped to protect the countryside and the wider environment, while contributing massively to urban regeneration.

"While the Treasury, house-builders and other development interests are piling on the pressure for a weaker, market-driven approach to how we plan for new homes, it is clear the present policy has actually delivered six years of success."

In a submission to the Government, the CPRE is arguing that the new policy on planning for housing must retain a strong "brownfield first" line.

CPRE says, "Giving market demand for housing a stronger role in allocating sites for new homes could lead to a big increase in greenfield house-building and is potentially a recipe for dispersed, unsustainable patterns of development."

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