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Land Banking

Commons · Question 27472 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 7 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help prevent land banking by developers and (b) ensure that land earmarked for housing development is used to increase the supply of af

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 7 Feb 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...