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🏡 Exciting News for Housing Development! 🏡 The UK government has just announced the unlocking of thousands of new homes to be built on brownfield sites! This is a huge step towards addressing the housing shortage while making sustainable use of land that has previously been developed. By transforming these underused areas into communities, to reduce pressure for much needed homes and also supporting regeneration by reducing pressure on greenfield sites. Great to see this initiative creating opportunities (8,000-10,000 jobs 👀 ) for homebuilders, investors, and local people. This is a big win for both the environment and the economy! 🌍💼 and this could mark a brighter and more sustainable future ahead #HousingDevelopment #BrownfieldRegeneration #SustainableLiving #RealEstate #UrbanGrowth https://lnkd.in/gYV_Y-W8

The government announced last Wednesday that it will commit £68m in funding to go directly to 54 councils. It will mean that councils can build on brownfield sites – such as disused buildings, car parks and industrial sites. This is good news for our frameworks, their contractors and supply chain, supporting not only new homes but also supporting public infrastructure.   More efficient land use such as this is critical to realising ambitions. Our frameworks would advise planners to focus on dense urban sites where demands are lower, such as areas previously used for retail, office, or industrial use. Part of this is also about ensuring easy access to public services. Should we be considering the 15-minute city concept as everyone deserves easy access to critical services, such as healthcare and education? How do we not forget our climate ambitions as we build large urban conurbations? The funding is about supporting urban regeneration but we need to think about what model we are striving for. Is the traditional new town model (think Milton Keynes) now outdated for our modern needs? Do we need a reinvention of the town concept? #teamNACF #publicsector #urbanregeneration

Propertymark proposes ‘infrastructure-first’ approach to housing supply Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase. The Government has two main aims: constructing more homes while protecting the environment, yet it is also considering how to utilise brownfield land: https://lnkd.in/eNmgvYpy #propertymark #housing #infrastructure #government #property

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢'𝘴 #housingcrisis? The Victorian Government is set to announce the new work program for the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) which will eventually lead to new a swathe of new #greenfield land releases. ✅This is big win, and something UDIA Victoria and developers industry has called for over an extended period. 🗺️The precursor to releasing greenfield land is a planning device known as a 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯 (#PSP). Areas with the Urban Growth Zone of Melbourne, even if identified for development, cannot actually be developed without an approved PSP in place - a job the VPA is responsible for. Over the last four years 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 PSP has been finalised, with the VPA refocusing its work on activity centres around Melbourne instead. The Minister for Planning has also sat on and not approved several PSPs for an extended period. ⌛Today's announcement likely only really makes up for lost time, if that. (Meanwhile, I can imagine the purists at the Department of Transport and Planning wincing at the idea that the politics of housing supply are overriding their utopian ideal that people should only grow "up not out" and live in medium-rise activity centres in established Melbourne.) 👍This is a very positive move, but it's too early to celebrate on the land release side. The PSP is a critical step in the journey of delivering new housing, but developers still need planning permits, infrastructure agreements (and delivery) and swathes of other approvals which mean PSPs that are approved soon will still take 3+ years from completion to get moving. And that assumes the various external authorities are put on notice to actually deliver their end of the bargain. 💰The other sleeper issue is 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Given yesterday's messaging about developers covering all infrastructure costs, and the (incorrect) perception that greenfields cost more than established areas to develop, expect Infrastructure Contribution Plans for these areas, plus design, density and affordable housing requirements, to be so eyewateringly high that new areas will be prevented from being feasible for a long time. Look at the recent Creamery Road ICP of $1.6m/ha for example. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲. So we now have: • Activity centre apartments (which are mostly not-feasible) • Greenfield releases (which will be made too expensive) 🤔The obvious gap that remains is unlocking larger land parcels in middle-ring suburbs for townhouse development. You know, just the most feasible, most desirable for consumers and least costly development for government. #housingsupply #housingreform #planningreform #announcementweek Carly Douglas Shannon Deery

To accelerate housing development and achieve the ambition to build 1.5 million homes, the UK 🇬🇧 government has announced: 🌟 An overhaul of the planning system through a consultation on reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, including new mandatory housebuilding targets for councils. 👋 Launched a New Homes Accelerator group to unblock thousands of new homes stuck in the planning system or partially built. 💰 Released £68m from Brownfield Release Fund to accelerate delivery of ‘stuck’ schemes. 📜 Introduced ‘brownfield passports’ to ensure where planning proposals meet design and quality standards, the default answer to planning permission is yes. 🏡 Set up an independent New Towns Taskforce, as part of a long-term vision to create largescale communities of at least 10,000 new homes each. That’s The Labour Party’s announcement and later today we will here from Rachel Reeves as the Budget is announced. Millions will welcome progress on increasing the number of new dwellings but we must create more sustainable homes in more sustainable places. The construction sector 🏗️ will welcome the initiatives but we must address training and skills to and we must only prioritise truly sustainable development 🌍 #SustainabilityLeadership SDG 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 +

𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬) 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝟑𝟖% 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊. With Labour's plans to build new towns, this proportion could rise. However, new research has highlighted the challenges these developments face. Bigger projects come with more paperwork. For example, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟖. This increase in paperwork creates huge delays, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞. If new towns are to fix the housing crisis, planning reform must come first. #PlanningReforming #PlanningPermission #Housing #NewTowns

The new Government has been setting out initial plans for housing in the UK, and whilst there are positive moves that may require more focus on funding - as the recent open letter from the National Housing Federation describes - other changes are more systemic... The phrase for the first few weeks of the Government is "Grey belt" the liminal space between green and brown - whilst this is welcomed, should more focus be put on what is possible within our urban environments? Capital Letters CEO Sue Edmonds (Coulson) asks the Government, in her latest blog, to look for solutions in our urban environments... https://lnkd.in/edw_s2i5 #AffordableHousing #UrbanDevelopment #HousingCrisis #SustainableHousing #Infrastructure #CommunityDevelopment #RealEstate #HousingPolicy #UrbanPlanning #SocialHousing

Why building new towns isn’t the answer to the UK’s housing crisis The-14 #UK #Housing #HousePrises #HouseBuilding #NewTowns #HousingCrisis #UKHousing #UrbanDevelopment #AffordableHousing #Infrastructure #HousingSolutions #UrbanGrowth #SustainableDevelopment

Last month the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure released the State Significant Rezoning Policy. The Policy was introduced to identify and deliver strategically important rezonings under 2 state-based pathways – state-led rezonings and state-assessed planning proposals. The State Significant Rezoning Policy is aimed at identifying land to address the housing and employment needs of the growing population in NSW. It will also streamline planning efforts of local councils and the department, cutting rezoning timeframes by up to 200 working days. The policy sets 2 distinct pathways for rezoning: (1) state-led rezoning for large-scale areas or precincts (2) state-assessed planning proposals for sites of state planning significance, or proposals that have been unreasonably delayed in the planning system. The following rezonings have been identified as state-led rezonings or state-assessed planning proposals by the department: Blackwattle Bay; Fitzwilliam St, Parramatta; Redmond Place, Orange; Central Place Sydney; Coffs Harbour Jetty Foreshore; Riverstone Town Centre; Marsden Park North; West Schofields; Parramatta Road Urban Transformation Strategy (Inner West Council); Kurnell Peninsula; and Tuggerah Gateway Site. Jeff Mead Sophie Perry Troy Loveday

Why building new towns isn’t the answer to the UK’s housing crisis #UK #Housing #HousePrises #HouseBuilding #NewTowns #HousingCrisis #UKHousing #UrbanDevelopment #AffordableHousing #Infrastructure #HousingSolutions #UrbanGrowth #SustainableDevelopment