Member

The planning system that we inherited was far too slow. The OBR has concluded that our reforms will lead to housebuilding reaching a 40-year high, with 305,000 homes a year by the end of the forecast period. Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework alone will help build over 1.3 million homes in the UK over the next five years, taking us within touching distance of delivering our manifesto promise to build 1.5 million homes in England in this Parliament. Those are homes promised by this Labour Government, homes built by this Labour Government and homes opposed by the parties opposite.