Wealthy home owners told to prepare for ‘open season’ on countryside from new planning reforms
Do you think this presages some more troubled planning time ahead?
Wealthy homeowners should brace themselves for “open season” on greenfield land after ministers unveiled a plan to force new housing schemes on the most sought after parts of the country.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England said that plans to create a single way to calculate housing need will require a big increase in more homes to be built in the Home Counties.
Councils are likely to be forced to accept more homes by bureaucrats if they refuse to agree to the increased targets.
Current regulations say that if councils fail to meet their housing target they are expected to find 20 per cent more sights for development.
The plans were unveiled by Sajid Javid, the Communities secretary, who said in a speech to the Local Government Association that a consultation will be launched in three weeks’ time