The Housing Green Paper Michael Haines Deputy Chair LGA Environment Board
Published 23 rd July, 2007 Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable
Numbers, numbers, numbers 240,000 additional homes a year by 2016 Two million by 2016 and three million by 2020
National versus Local Targets The RSS Local decisions making Land capacity
Newer, quicker, greener
Planning Process Need for infrastructure Planning Charge Independent Commission on major development sites
Responsibility without Power? Councils charged with delivery – but not given the powers 5 Year land supply Existing stock Strategic planning for communities Infrastructure Skills and deliverability Joined up Government?
What we are doing? Meetings with Ministers and Civil Servants Communications campaign Research and development -skills -housing finance -land supply -new delivery vehicles