Plan to boost British housebuilding, jobs and the economy [electronic resource]
Language: English Series: Department for Communities and Local Government News Release ; 6 September 2012Publication details: 2012Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Government announces major housing and planning package aimed at helping businesses, developers and first-time buyers, while reducing red tape. This will help deliver up to 70 000 new homes, 140 000 jobs and give a £40 billion guarantee for major infrastructure projects. The measures include removing restrictions on house builders to unlock 75 000 homes currently stalled due to sites being commercially unviable, building up to 15 000 affordable homes and bringing 5 000 empty homes back into use using new capital funding of £300m. Also for a time limited period it is proposed that planning red tape is reduced to help families and businesses make improvements to their properties.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 157128-2001 |
Government announces major housing and planning package aimed at helping businesses, developers and first-time buyers, while reducing red tape. This will help deliver up to 70 000 new homes, 140 000 jobs and give a £40 billion guarantee for major infrastructure projects. The measures include removing restrictions on house builders to unlock 75 000 homes currently stalled due to sites being commercially unviable, building up to 15 000 affordable homes and bringing 5 000 empty homes back into use using new capital funding of £300m. Also for a time limited period it is proposed that planning red tape is reduced to help families and businesses make improvements to their properties.