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Housebuilding planning slated
00:00 23 Sep 1998
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The planning system for housebuilding came under attack last week
from Paul Pedley, MD of Redrow, who said it was going "from bad to
worse".
Redrow has found planning delays to be just as bad whether they be on brownfield or greenfield sites, which "makes a mockery of the Government's aim to encourage urban regeneration".
Speaking during Redrow's announcement of its annual results, Pedley said that the plan-led housebuilding system was logical when introduced five years ago, with maps of each county being used to draw in areas earmarked for housing.
Pedley said: "Government is not providing a system for planning away from local plans. If it wants 60 per cent of new houses to be on brownfield sites, it will have to give us the where-with-all to do it.
"We want a fast-track alternative option where all applications would be considered on their merits."
Redrow has found planning delays to be just as bad whether they be on brownfield or greenfield sites, which "makes a mockery of the Government's aim to encourage urban regeneration".
Speaking during Redrow's announcement of its annual results, Pedley said that the plan-led housebuilding system was logical when introduced five years ago, with maps of each county being used to draw in areas earmarked for housing.
Pedley said: "Government is not providing a system for planning away from local plans. If it wants 60 per cent of new houses to be on brownfield sites, it will have to give us the where-with-all to do it.
"We want a fast-track alternative option where all applications would be considered on their merits."
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