Harrogate local plan - further consultation NOW
The Harrogate Borough local plan is currently out for further consultation - deadline 25 August 2017 Comments are flooding in from concerned residents and local groups......
Have you submitted your comments? The local plan for Craven District Council out for consultation is 31 July 2017.
housing in North Yorkshire
I in 3 homes with planning permission are not being built!
Written by Katie Atkinsonwww.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/07/06/one-three-homes-planning-permission-arent-built/
One out of every three homes are not being built accroding to this report in the Daily Telegraph yesterday (7th July)
Authorities can grant all the permission they like but it means nothing if the promised homes are not developed.
So... why do we have a housing shortage? You work it out!
It's not viable to build the affordable homes we promised ......
We are now monitoring and publishing information on the applications approved where a developer comes back and says they now find it is not viable to produce the promised affordable homes quote and seek to remove or reduce this. The trend (and it is without a trend) is happening across England. This country needs affordable homes for our young families - we all agree about this. We also know that there is enough planning permission approved and brownfield to produced 1.5 million homes but still applications come in for new sites, usually greenfield, with wonderful promises of affordable homes. Once the principle of planning is established and remember - that principle haunts a site for ever, developers too often come back and claim suddenly is is unviable to deliver on this commitment.
Do you have any examples of a developer delivering on or better over and above their promised affordable quote? We'd love to hear about them and promote these sites!
Outstanding Contribution award 2017
Jill Wilson and Frank Paterson receive awards for an OUTSTANDING Contribution to the work of CPRE NY