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James Parker
London might be one of the hardest places to build new homes in the country, as shown in a new report, but it is not down to public opposition, rather planning delays. “Uncertainty” is the other key reason blamed for lack of delivery, despite “clear and active public support for new housing,” particularly recorded among Londoners under 45 years old.
The report was published by a group which exists to foster collaboration between stakeholders to get sites underway, Just Build Homes, who collated over 3,600 comments which it submitted in favour of residential planning applications. These comments, say the body, have led to approval for just under 14,000 new homes across the capital.
The Mayor of London’s consulted on speeding up housing delivery, in a process which ended in January, and the report, titled ‘Get London Building Again’ is Just Build Homes’s response,
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The evidence shows that “support for new homes comes from every part of London, across all age groups and boroughs,” said the organisation. The reasons given included bringing down the price of homes, tackling the housing shortage, reducing overcrowding and addressing homelessness. However, over 60% of those backing new home construction were under 45, and three in four were non-homeowners.
Londoners backed “a wide range of schemes, including town centre redevelopments, brownfi eld regeneration, uild to ent, estate regeneration and higher-density housing in well-connected locations.”
he fi ndings were in star contrast to a recent sharp slowdown in delivery.” London is believed to need around 88,000 new homes built each year, yet starts and completions have fallen signifi cantly, with most boroughs failing to meet their London Plan targets. Fewer than 10,000 homes were completed in the year to March 2024, according to Knight Frank, the lowest annual total for nearly a decade.
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In its report, Just Build Homes sets out a 10-point policy plan aimed at restoring confi dence in ondon’s housing pipeline hey focus on “reducing planning risk, accelerating decision-making, unlocking stalled land and widening participation in housing delivery.”
While welcoming the London Mayor’s “ambition to speed up housing delivery,” Just Build Homes’ Millie Dod said: “This report provides clear evidence that Londoners are ready for bold action. London’s housing crisis is visible in rising rents, growing waiting lists, overcrowded homes and increasing homelessness. Thousands of residents from across the capital are actively supporting new housing.”
She added: “The challenge is to match public support for new homes with decisive leadership. By embracing the reforms set out in this response, the ayor has an opportunity to unloc delivery, rebuild confi dence in the planning system and ‘Get London Building Again’.”
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With so many other challenges in the capital, from the extortionate price of many sites, high demolition costs and contaminated brownfi elds, plus a stagnant housing market, it’s unsurprising that more and more housebuilders and developers are turning to retrofi t as a far more viable proposition. We heard from housebuilders and organisations including the at our recent retrofi t round table that this other, admittedly more sustainable option, is also riven with further questions, particularly on at-scale delivery in the private sector.
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