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A critical moment for planning policy
"The sixth annual Savills planning report comes at a crucial juncture, as the first revisions are made to the National Planning Policy Framework since its inception"
Housing policy
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Will revisions speed up delivery of new homes?
"Revisions to the NPPF should produce a system that better responds to market signals, but changes to the plan-making process could have implications for delivery"
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Slowly, but surely: local plan coverage has passed the 50% mark for the first time
"The majority of local authorities now have local plans, but some will require reviews soon"
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All bark, no bite? Implementing the Housing Delivery Test
"Tougher sanctions will force local authorities to meet government targets. But there are loopholes"
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Falling short: many local authorities are struggling to hit their housing targets
"Tasked with ensuring a five year land supply, having a local plan in place and meeting the Housing Delivery Test, many local authorities are struggling to hit their targets"
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Setting the London Mayor’s 10,000 council homes promise in context
"The new initiative acknowledges that we need broad range of solutions and housing tenures to solve the housing crisis."
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Does building more council homes make good financial sense?
"Providing genuinely affordable homes for those who need them inevitably means housing with some form of subsidy. "
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Policy Response: Budget 2017
Spotlight: Investing to solve the housing crisis – 2017
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Doing more with less
"Maximising value for money means using housing funding flexibly to help deliver the right homes in the right places, regardless of tenure"
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