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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Pauline Latham (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 13 January 2020 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Building Better, Building Beautiful

Question

I thank the Secretary of State for that answer, and I associate myself with his remarks about Sir Roger Scruton.

Will the Secretary of State confirm whether he will implement the Letwin review and whether his Department plans to capture development value to fund infrastructure as well as encourage sustainable building with very high-quality design? Will he meet me and a delegation from the Academy of Urbanism to discuss these ideas?

Answer

I thank my hon. Friend for her question. We are currently reviewing the recommendations of the commission and I shall respond in due course. I would be very happy to meet her and representatives from the Academy for Urbanism.

As regards capturing uplifts in land value, local planning authorities already use section 106 and the community infrastructure levy to pay for crucial affordable housing and infrastructure, and, as a result of changes we have made recently, there will shortly be greater transparency so that residents can see where this money is going.

Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
669 c733 
Session
2019-21
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Planning permission Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk