He added that getting consent to build homes on sites was often a lengthy and difficult process. 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. But critics say that while some of these measures may be welcome, they don't go far enough because they still leave too much power with councils over what happens on their estates.
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. But critics say that while some of these measures may be welcome, they don't go far enough because they still leave too much power with councils over what happens on their estates.