{"id":41223,"date":"2018-05-09T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T11:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=41223"},"modified":"2018-05-09T12:46:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T11:46:40","slug":"making-housing-affordable-a-focus-on-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/making-housing-affordable-a-focus-on-construction\/41223\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Housing: A Focus on Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Homeowners Survey of 2018 states that people living in the UK today are more concerned about property prices and availability of homes than they were 5 years ago. With home quality also a concern \u00a0these findings equate to an overall lack of confidence in the housing sector<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>Planning Permission<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a bid to tackle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/could-our-housing-crisis-turn-into-a-flood-crisis\/39747\/\">housing crisis<\/a> and to assist first time buyers \u00a0in their home purchase, the Government has taken various steps to support the Construction Industry in building more affordable and better quality homes. Addressing planning permission is a vital step towards this. More planning applications are being accepted than ever before but long waiting times for paperwork processing continue to hold up progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permission in Principle is a key reform in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2016\/22\/contents\/enacted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Housing and Planning Act of 2016<\/a>, a reform which supports the concept that housing developers will have automatic consent to build on sites where the principal of development has been secured. The rationale behind the reform was to reduce red tape in order to make the planning process more efficient. However, a new study commissioned by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtpi.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Town Planning Institute<\/a> shows that planners, developers and other construction experts believe that the reform is unlikely to have the desired effect. While they acknowledge that Permission in Principle may make it easier for small scale developers to get finance, they were concerned that opposition to proposed sites could result in land speculation and raised prices. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Providing Financial Support for Urban Regeneration<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/urban-regeneration-project-gains-5m-backing-from-scottish-power\/40568\/\">Urban regeneration schemes transform neglected sites into affordable and desirable housing.<\/a> A good example of the scheme in action is the development of the retired Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock. Low-carbon housing featuring a geothermal heating system which provides low cost energy, is being constructed on the site. Scottish Power has committed to sponsoring the project up to a value of \u00a35 million in addition to the \u00a35.3 million already allocated by the Scottish Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)Updates<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presently 92% of councils in England are failing to meet the need for affordable housing in their area. \u00a0As reported in the online <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning and Construction News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and the Association for Public Service Excellence are of the opinion that the mandatory viability test impacts on their ability to produce affordable housing. Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the TCPA said that viability testing, &#8216;places the needs of developers and landlords&#8217; above that of the general public and, &#8216;has spawned a wasteful and costly industry[&#8230;] which has the net effect of dramatically reducing the delivery of affordable housing&#8217;. It is hoped that the updated NPPF will address this issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Good Quality Homes<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an eye to Scandinavia where quality homes are constructed with integral good design, the Government will encourage developers to use better quality designs with the aim of encouraging community development and purchase by first-time buyers. They also plan to support homebuyers if their homes are not satisfactorily constructed. Local authorities will be able to consider whether the new designs meet the needs of the local community. Actions to boost innovation in homes included a \u00a31 billion investment through the Home Building fund, which supports modern approaches to home design and construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hopefully direct and local Government action, together with reforms to planning and regulation will allow the housing market to work more efficiently, \u00a0making more homes more affordable for more people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon Nosworth\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41224 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"affordable housing\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-1024x408.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-696x277.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-1068x426.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-1054x420.jpg 1054w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy-1920x765.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Simon-Nosworthy.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of residential property<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Osbornes Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osborneslaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.osborneslaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Homeowners Survey of 2018 states that people living in the UK today are more concerned about property prices and availability of homes than they were 5 years ago. 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