Others have suggested that the constant tweaks made to the system make it harder to build. The UK government is set to introduce changes to planning policy in the summer , 18 months after promising an overhaul of the system in its housing White Paper . The changes will include slight alterations to how a need for housing is calculated and the way in which developers are asked to contribute to local infrastructure . Housebuilder Redrow 's chairman , Steve Morgan , said he wanted the government to take faster action on planning , which was described by Great Western Estates co - founder David Clifford as " a merry - go - round of changes that require constant recalibrations of the wider planning system " .
The UK government is set to introduce changes to planning policy in the summer , 18 months after promising an overhaul of the system in its housing White Paper . The changes will include slight alterations to how a need for housing is calculated and the way in which developers are asked to contribute to local infrastructure . Housebuilder Redrow 's chairman , Steve Morgan , said he wanted the government to take faster action on planning , which was described by Great Western Estates co - founder David Clifford as " a merry - go - round of changes that require constant recalibrations of the wider planning system " .