The impact of urban planning regulation on the supply of housing in UK

The impact of urban planning regulation on the supply of housing in UK

(read in conjunction with part one also attached)

Determine the impact of planning regulation on the housing crisis in the UK

(case study / focus on LEICESTERSHIRE)

Objectives:

– Explain the complexities of the housing market supply and demand

– Understand the factors underlying the housing shortage in the UK

– Examine the planning process within the UK with respect to the evolution of the planning system the manner in which housing is treated within the development plans and the complexities of the planning application process.

– Explore using the case studies how the system promotes or impedes housing supply

– Identify way of improving the planning system to increase the supply of housing in the private market

METHODOLOGY:
– Case study in Leicestershire (district council / local council / Leicestershire / Northwest Leicestershire)
– Barker review
– Literature review
– Land market regulation
– Look at planning mechanism influence the supply of housing

Framework constraints
– Greenbelt
– Regulations
– Natural beauty
– Flooding
Is sufficient land being brought forward in right quantity if not then what developers want
How can we speedup the planning process
Deregulation
Downgrade community consultation
Section 106 agreement
Who pays for the infrastructure
Affordable housing
Documentary analysis (what is going on) projective rate of house building, housing needs, recently approved plans

Talk to 5 developers
Planning system offices
Local authority county and district
Focus on mechanism and constraints

Developers

– How many dwellings they do
– Do they have a plan to expand
– Is the expected level of housing achievable, what do they expect to do
– Reason for declining
– Average price of dwelling
– Range of dwelling
– Mix of urban suburban
– Targeting marketing groups
– Are they developing any big sites
– How do they organise land
– How much land supply do they have at the moment
– How many they are completing this year or the next
– What are the sizes
– What is the land supply situation
– What developers think about the policies
IMPORTANT
– What do they think the main obstacles lie i.e. local authority, planning sector or planning policies
– Have they been impacted by the recent government planning policies
– Changes in the situation of first time buyers
– What are the financial issues
– Look at their annual reports, see what are their national strategies
– Look at their policy statement (developer) and how they are implementing it
– Look at their financial aspects. If they say that they are struggling then see what their annual reports say about: EXPANSION/MARKET GROWTH / PROFITS
– LOCAL POLICIES
– LOCAL PLANS
– HOUSING TARGETS ARE REALISTIC?
– Are they going to expand on their output and future plans

Look at:
– local plans
– strategic plans
– what developers doing are they doing greenbelt
– housing built targets
– growth area
– urban regeneration
– Policy reviews
– Any variation between documents and what they told you
– How many different house builder are active

Planners
– First see whats going on in district
– How do you formulate policies
– How they change
– How they are successful in implementing these policies
– Is there any new entrance in local authority (new entrance to house building, from holiday homes to new homes etc.)

Headline findings

Literature reviews at least 20 articles in depth or 10 Barker in depth
(citation on Barker)

Academic articles on housing supply land
Use policy statements

Talk about individual own homes
New entrants
Self built