More than 5000 homes were added to the UK national list in 2016 , a rise of 11 % on the previous year , according to data from the Office of National Statistics . He added: “The Housing White Paper, which we hope will be published in due course, is a golden opportunity to unlock more new homes through improvements to the planning system to make it less cumbersome and alleviate delays. The figures revealed the government is " on track " to meet its target of building one million new homes during the term of this parliament . However , David Tutte , CEO of Redrow , said the government could do more , and cited the forthcoming government white paper as a " golden opportunity " to make the planning system " less cumbersome and alleviate delays " .
More than 5000 homes were added to the UK national list in 2016 , a rise of 11 % on the previous year , according to data from the Office of National Statistics . The figures revealed the government is " on track " to meet its target of building one million new homes during the term of this parliament . However , David Tutte , CEO of Redrow , said the government could do more , and cited the forthcoming government white paper as a " golden opportunity " to make the planning system " less cumbersome and alleviate delays " .