Reforming planning to make better use of derelict land

The Housing Secretary has announced new planning laws today which will create jobs, deliver much-needed new homes and revitalise town centres across England – delivering on the Prime Minister’s commitment to put build, build, build at the heart of our economic recovery and level up the country. 

  • By reforming planning rules and cutting out unnecessary bureaucracy, we can fast track the approval process for both homeowners and small business owners, helping renew our town centres with new businesses and more housing. 
     
  • Coming into effect in September, these laws will mean full planning applications will no longer be required for the demolishing and rebuilding of unused buildings as homes, commercial and retail properties, and will reduce the pressure to build on greenfield sites and deliver more homes that fit the character of their local area, without the red tape. It will also make it easier to extend homes upwards, with homeowners able to add up to two additional storeys to their homes through a fast track approval process.
     
  • We are determined to reform this country’s planning system to deliver more high-quality, well designed homes, and deliver beautiful and greener communities for people to live, while giving businesses the freedom to adapt and evolve.

Housing Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP said:

"We are reforming the planning system and cutting out unnecessary bureaucracy to give small business owners the freedom they need to adapt and evolve, and to renew our town centres with new enterprises and more housing. 

 "These changes will help transform boarded up, unused buildings safely into high quality homes at the heart of their communities. It will mean that families can add up to 2 storeys to their home, providing much needed additional space for children or elderly relatives as their household grows."

Pubs, libraries, village shops and other buildings essential to communities will not be covered by these flexibilities, recognising these form part of the fabric of areas.

What this is:

 A fast-track procedure to make it easier to convert brownfield land which has already been built on but is not being used from derelict space to provide jobs and homes instead, so that empty, boarded up properties can be brought into use and add something to their communities instead of being eyesores and health hazards..

 What this is NOT

 A free for all to let developers build all over our green fields or take out existing essential facilities.

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