Written questions

Land Banking

Commons · Question 24006 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to discourage landbanking.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 22 Jan 2025

The government wants to see homes built faster and we recognise the frustrations that stalled or delayed sites can cause to communities.Once housebuilders have been granted permission for residential development, meeting local housing needs and preference...