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New Housing Developments Community Consultation 2021-11-29

2021-11-29

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Partial Answer
Stuart Anderson Con
South Shropshire
▸ Context
Concern over local communities' influence on new housing developments and the need for effective consultations.
I am concerned about ensuring that local communities are consulted effectively in the planning process for new housing developments. Public engagement through consultations is already required, but what steps are being taken to enhance this?
Christopher Pincher
Developer contributions can often be slow to arrive or not as expected. We want to put more power in the hands of local authorities and communities, and our infrastructure levy will provide greater transparency and certainty for communities about important infrastructure.
▸ Assessment & feedback
Specific steps to ensure residents' say over developer contributions were not detailed
Response accuracy
Q2 Partial Answer
Stuart Anderson Con
South Shropshire
▸ Context
Further concern over local communities' influence on developer contributions and the need for effective consultations.
I welcome the Minister's response, but what steps will be taken to ensure that residents have more of a say over the influence of developer contributions in their communities?
Christopher Pincher
Developer contributions can often be slow or not as expected. We want to put more power in the hands of local authorities and communities, and our infrastructure levy will provide greater transparency and certainty for communities about important infrastructure.
▸ Assessment & feedback
Specific steps to ensure residents' say over developer contributions were not detailed
Response accuracy
Q3 Partial Answer
Clive Betts Lab
Sheffield South East
▸ Context
Concern over the need for a planning system that respects democratic rights while getting homes built.
There is a desire across the House for a planning system that gets homes built but also recognises the democratic rights of local residents. May I suggest dropping zonal proposals and simplifying the local plan system to allow more resident involvement, considering digital proposals?
Christopher Pincher
We want an engaging process with digitisation to help. Currently, about 1% of the community engages in local plan making and 2-3% in individual planning applications.
▸ Assessment & feedback
Specifics on dropping zonal proposals or presumption favouring applications were not addressed
Response accuracy