LGA responds to new powers giving local authorities oversight over town development regulations

Cllr Martin Tett, LGA Housing spokesman, responds to the Government amending regulations to give local authorities more oversight over development regulations.

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“The LGA has long called for oversight of local development corporations to be carried out by councils, so that local communities can have as much say as possible about developments in their areas. It is positive that the Government has listened to the views of local communities on local development corporations.

“We will continue to engage with the Government to ensure that we can make the most of these new opportunities to deliver homes through local development corporations, and will continue to support the sector in efforts to deliver new homes. However, there is no quicker way to deliver these homes than by triggering the renaissance in council housebuilding we need, by lifting the housing borrowing cap and enabling councils to borrow to build once more.”