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Urban land the key to sustainable strategy

By: Series: Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) ; (1421) 1 June 2001, 22(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Reports on the weight being given by planning inspectors in planning appeals to the requirement, set out in PPG3, for local authorities to publish urban capacity studies before granting consent to develop greenfield sites for housing. This could result in additional pressure on the housing market, including a shortfall in affordable housing, as 50% of local authorities have yet to complete their studies.

Reports on the weight being given by planning inspectors in planning appeals to the requirement, set out in PPG3, for local authorities to publish urban capacity studies before granting consent to develop greenfield sites for housing. This could result in additional pressure on the housing market, including a shortfall in affordable housing, as 50% of local authorities have yet to complete their studies.