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...