Publications

National Planning Policy Framework

The revised National Planning Policy Framework sets out government's planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied.

Date added: 24-07-2018

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Co-Living and the Common Good - RSA

Co-living is a form of housing that seeks to build community and social capital by combining private living space with shared communal facilities. In this collection of essays, we ask a number of thought leaders and practitioners to explore the potential of alternative housing models such as co-living to help meet the challenges of today, with a particular focus on cities and urban areas.

Date added: 22-03-2018

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Cutting Red Tape - A Review of House Building

This report summarises the findings of the Cutting Red Tape review of the house building sector which took place during 2016.

Date added: 23-02-2017

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Department for Communities & Local Government - Fixing our Broken Housing Market

This white paper sets out government’s plans to boost the supply of new homes in England.

It includes measures to ensure we:

• plan for the right homes in the right places
• build homes faster
• diversify the housing market
• help people now

Date added: 10-02-2017

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The LGA Housing Commission Final Report - Building our Homes, Communities and Futures

Local government shares the collective ambition to build more homes, and its focus is beyond bricks and mortar. The right homes in the right areas can have significant wider benefits for people and communities, and prevent future public service challenges and costs.

Date added: 10-01-2017

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Places for People - Inventing our Future: Annual Review 2014/15

This report contains corporate information from 2014-2015 including a look at our continued success in: placemaking, neighbourhoods, affordable housing, property management, care and support, retirement, leisure management, construction and development, environmental sustainability.

Date added: 12-01-2016

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London Councils - House prices in London: An economic analysis of London’s housing market

This paper looks at the level of London’s house prices from an economic perspective. It looks at the fundamental processes that drive the market for buying and selling homes, considering the extent to which the observed changes in house prices are reasonable, and the possible long-term consequences of house price inflation for London. While highlighting potential issues for particular groups which may have long-term economic consequences, this paper focuses on the price of homes and costs of housing in London in economic terms. It therefore primarily considers the private market for owner-occupied and mortgage-backed housing.

Date added: 12-01-2016

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Scottish Government - Joint Housing Delivery Plan for Scotland

The Joint Delivery Plan, developed by the Joint Housing Policy and Delivery Group, identifies priority actions that representatives from across the housing sector agree need a specific focus to ensure we are able to deliver the strategic objectives set out in Homes Fit for the 21st Century, and other subsequent Scottish Government strategies with a bearing on housing.

Date added: 12-01-2016

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Local Government Association - Councillor briefing pack - Sustainable housing

Reducing energy and water bills, flood risk, extreme cold and overheating in new and existing housing stock.

Date added: 21-10-2015

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