The shortage of affordable housing
and basic access onto the property ladder is the single biggest barrier to
breaking through to the next generation, and without doing something serious
about it the Conservatives will be in trouble.
Rumours are circulating that
Dominic Cummings has been tasked with finding a solution to reform our
restrictive planning system, which many developers describe as outdated and still making it far
too difficult to build.
Owning your own home is a
fundamental aspiration in a well functioning property-owning democracy. It is
also good politics, without any capital few will support a party that defends
capitalism.
But even if you don’t support
more private house ownership, the development of social housing is also
restricted by slow out of date planning regulations and time delaying local
authorities.
We NEED more housing here in
North Nottinghamshire and we need it now. Sadly, far too many people involved
in the planning process have adopted the mindset ‘’It takes a long time!’’.
It does NOT have to take a
long time. Local authority planning procedures can be speeded up if the will
was there to make it happen.
There is also an old assumption
that a longer time equals a better quality of decision making. This is not
true.
For too long the old saying
in the property development business has been ‘’Building the houses is actually
the easy bit.’’ Is still applicable today. The planning process still takes years.
We must change this.
I’m always happy to discuss
the problems associated with planning permission.
☎01777 237310 ☎ Messages to ☎07981 744003 ☎
geraldbowers@thegoodea.co.uk
The Good Estate Agent – North Nottinghamshire
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