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Building Better, Building Beautiful 2020-01-13

2020-01-13

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Pauline Latham Con
Mid Derbyshire
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The UK government is reviewing recommendations from the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission to simplify the planning system and encourage beautiful development.
What steps are being taken to implement the Government's Building Better, Building Beautiful initiative? Will the Secretary of State confirm whether he will implement the Letwin review and whether his Department plans to capture development value to fund infrastructure as well as encourage sustainable building with very high-quality design?
Robert Jenrick (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government)
We are currently reviewing the recommendations of the commission and I shall respond in due course. I would be very happy to meet her and representatives from the Academy for Urbanism. As regards capturing uplifts in land value, local planning authorities already use section 106 and the community infrastructure levy to pay for crucial affordable housing and infrastructure.
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