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News Release from: The Town and Country Planning Association | Subject: Housing Crisis
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 December 2003
Fiscal Reforms To Tackle Housing Crisis
Fiscal reforms must be used to tackle housing crisis, say TCPA.
Treasury announcements due out tomorrow on housing supply and long term mortgages will need to support fiscal reforms and give greater support to planners in the front line of housing delivery, the Town and Country Planning Association1 warned today In submissions to the Barker review of housing supply2 the TCPA has called for VAT reforms to remove the anomaly whereby reusing existing buildings for housing - so called 'brownfield' development is taxed more heavily than new housing on greenfield
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 24 Jan 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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A recent TCPA survey3 reports that 66% of sampled local authorities would support giving chief planning officers the same statutory recognition enjoyed by other Council chief officers.
"The Chancellor needs to grasp the nettle of support for positive planning if more housing is to be built", according to Gideon Amos TCPA Director.
"Many local interest groups will always oppose housing development, but strong local planning departments can capitalise on popular interest to engage people in plans that can deliver more homes where they are needed most".
The TCPA is pressing for changes to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill4 on the issue: "If those in charge of planning fail to get the same kind of statutory recognition enjoyed by the big spending departments of local government, then housing shortages are bound to continue." claimed Mr Amos.
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