Quantem Insight – Housing Policy Brings New Opportunity

Quantem is a Construction Consultancy providing QS, EA, PD and BS services across the country. Over the last 5 years we have worked on over 100 residential schemes in these areas to be targeted to provide greater planning flexibility. Some are shown in the graphic to the right. For further information please contact one of our Residential Leads in the list below for more information.

Extra pressure will be put on larger councils who are failing to hit their housebuilding targets.

Planning bosses in England’s 20 biggest cities and towns will be made to follow a ‘brownfield presumption’ rule, if housebuilding drops below certain levels. Every council in England will be told they need to prioritise brownfield building, with less red tape and more flexibility in applying policies that currently prevent housebuilding.

The bar for refusing brownfield plans will also be made much higher for those big city councils who are failing to hit their locally agreed housebuilding targets. Up to 11,500 more homes could be created in London under the plans, the Government claims.