Councils can try that but in almost every instance they fail. The problem councils have are myriad; 1. They are forced by Government to meet housing targets under local plans - or rather to meet targ… (View Post)

It is worth pointing out that there are lots of smaller developers all round the country who view their job as being to build houses just like it says on the tin. One of the problems under the curren… (View Post)

The Dutch do it very well. The local authority buys the land (or in the case of the Polder reclamations is ceded the land by central government. They then sort out the provision of access and utiliti… (View Post)

At the last estimate at the start of last year between the big 6 developers about 600,000 plots. And the three year rule mentioned by Gallowgate is only valid as long as no work of any material natur… (View Post)

Given the discussion to this point was concerning housing not large scale infrastructure projects, planning reform is almost entirely unnecessary in that area. If you want to get more houses built th… (View Post)