Written questions

Housing: Construction

Lords · Question HL631 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, what steps they will take to ensure there is sufficient highways infrastructure to support housing growth given that the proposed reforms would int

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 17 Sep 2024

We are clear that transport infrastructure is crucial in enabling sustainable development and that necessary transport infrastructure should be delivered through developer contributions.However, the current approach to transport planning is dated and for ...