{"id":157174,"date":"2025-11-19T11:52:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=157174"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:52:04","slug":"default-yes-planning-permission-homes-near-train-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/default-yes-planning-permission-homes-near-train-stations\/157174\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cDefault yes\u201d for planning permission for homes near train stations announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government has announced that housebuilding near \u201cwell-connected\u201d train stations are likely to meet a default yes, pending certain criteria<\/h2>\n

The \u201cdefault yes\u201d planning permission is intended to allows thousands more homes to be unblocked on brownfield sites<\/a> in key towns and cities, saving commuters time and improving access to housing.<\/p>\n

This is the second phase of reforms intended to cut slash red tape preventing houses from being built, and will increase growth towards the 1.5m homes target.<\/p>\n

The housing secretary is also being given more powers<\/h3>\n

Under the new legislation, councils must tell the government when they intend on rejecting a housing development over a certain size near a train station, and housing secretary Steve Reed now has the ability to have the final say on such developments.<\/p>\n

The statutory consultee process is also being changed to be more streamlined, putting more spades in the ground more quickly.<\/p>\n

Housing secretary, Steve Reed, said: \u201cI promised we\u2019d get Britain building and that\u2019s exactly what we are doing. But it has to be the right homes in the right places and nearby transport links are a vital part of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re making it easier to build well-connected and high-quality homes, using stronger powers to speed things up if councils drag their feet, and proposing to streamline the consultation process to cut back delays.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about action: spades in the ground, breathing new life into communities, and families finally getting the homes they need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, said: \u201cWe\u2019re ending years of dither and delay by green lighting affordable new homes for working people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is another demonstration that our Plan for Change is getting spades in the ground faster, connecting people with jobs and opportunities closer to where they live, and boosting towns and cities across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Government planning reforms to boost delivery<\/h3>\n

Announced in April, amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill<\/a> claimed to be able to shorten delivery time of infrastructure by a year by removing statutory consultation requirements related to major infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

This is intended to remove delays to several infrastructure projects, including:<\/p>\n