A proposed change to the Planning and Infrastructure bill would demand a 150,000 target for building social homes this Parliament
LIb Dem MPs will push for a vote to force the government to set a target on social homes.
A proposed change to the Planning and Infrastructure bill would demand a 150,000 target for building social homes this Parliament.
It comes amid reports Deputy PM Angela Rayner is locked in a struggle with the Treasury over the Housing budget ahead of this weeks spending review.
Agreement has yet to be reached on funding for the Housing department, which is responsible for delivering Labour ’s target of
1.5 million new homes – including a promised social housing “revolution” – by the end of the Parliament.
The Lib Dems amendment would also make it mandatory for new car parks to have solar panels on them.
And it would create a pubic register of donations made to the Housing Secretary from developers whose projects they have commissioned, dating back ten years.
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Liberal Democrat Housing and Planning Spokesperson Gideon Amos MP said: “For too long, planning and infrastructure regulations have been in the slow lane, preventing economic growth that would help put money back into British families’ pockets.
“If the Government is serious about kickstarting the economy, they need to be far more ambitious. This starts with finally setting a social housing target, and pushing ahead with the healthcare, GPs, transport and energy infrastructure that communities want to see come first where new housing is proposed.”
The Party is also pushing for stricter protections for local wildlife and habitats, with requirements on ministers and Natural England to take steps to prevent and reduce adverse effects on the environment. One of their amendments would also ensure development corporations provide green spaces in all new developments.