Increasing social housing provision
Series: Building ; 266(8208) 2 November 2001, 15(1)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: A coalition of housebuilding interests has lost a court battle over a council's power to use the planning system to increase social housing provision. Housebuilders fear that the landmark High Court decision "R (on the Application of JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Oxford CC" could lead to lower profits and a longer planning process. The outcome could shift the power balance between the councils and developers. For summary of decision see WB)| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3742-15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 115524-1001 |
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A coalition of housebuilding interests has lost a court battle over a council's power to use the planning system to increase social housing provision. Housebuilders fear that the landmark High Court decision "R (on the Application of JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Oxford CC" could lead to lower profits and a longer planning process. The outcome could shift the power balance between the councils and developers. For summary of decision see WB)