Planning reform and housing delivery in the year ahead – a lot to do but the signs are promising

By Paul Smith 2025-02-11T06:18:00

Paul Smith describes the current planning reform landscape and finds positivity in the government’s general direction of travel

The latest planning statistics make grim reading for a Labour government trying to increase housing delivery. The number of new homes granted planning permission is at it’s lowest level for a decade. Just seven out of 10 applications for new homes were approved last year, a 7% drop on the year before.

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