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Long-Term Plan for Housing Update
19 February 2024
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
At a Glance
Issue Summary
Michael Gove updates on the government's long-term plan for housing, focusing on brownfield development, permitted development rights, and short-term lets.
Action Requested
The Government is consulting on a 'brownfield presumption' in major towns and cities, making it easier to build homes on brownfield land. Additionally, they are amending permitted development rights to convert commercial buildings into residential ones and allowing homeowners more flexibility in home extensions. A mandatory national register for short-term lets will also be introduced.
Key Facts
- The Government has delivered over 2.5 million homes since 2010.
- Over a quarter of these homes have been affordable housing units.
- £50 million investment to unlock new homes in London through estate regeneration.
- £1 billion ENABLE Build guarantee scheme for SME housebuilders.
- £125 million loan funding from the Home Building Fund Infrastructure Loans portfolio and Long-Term Fund for sites in East and South London.
- Government departments have pledged land suitable for at least 15,000 homes by March 2025.
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