Eventually, Labour introduced the community infrastructure levy (CIL), a planning charge based on the floor area of a new development. The UK housing minister, Gavin Barwell, has announced that the government is considering levying a tax on the increase in value that a piece of land gains when planning permission is awarded. He said: “Land values are rising at an unsustainable rate and we need to do something about it. He is calling for meaningful reform that captures a contribution towards infrastructure needed to make new housing viable, but at the same time avoids conflict and avoids making developers’ schemes unviable.
The UK housing minister, Gavin Barwell, has announced that the government is considering levying a tax on the increase in value that a piece of land gains when planning permission is awarded. He said: “Land values are rising at an unsustainable rate and we need to do something about it. He is calling for meaningful reform that captures a contribution towards infrastructure needed to make new housing viable, but at the same time avoids conflict and avoids making developers’ schemes unviable.