Change of Governent property/tax changes
Discussion
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I am not especially after your opinions! i'd like a steer on tracking down some 'official' info. I'd like to find something that summarises and or tracks through time what the respective sides say they'd do with regard to property/taxation/'green'/ecotowns/local govt right-sizing and all that sort of stuff.
Has anyone come across any consultants (for example) like Deloitte producing anything that's appeared in the public domain (or that you could secretly PM me!) with regard to how:
I am not especially after your opinions! i'd like a steer on tracking down some 'official' info. I'd like to find something that summarises and or tracks through time what the respective sides say they'd do with regard to property/taxation/'green'/ecotowns/local govt right-sizing and all that sort of stuff.
Has anyone come across any consultants (for example) like Deloitte producing anything that's appeared in the public domain (or that you could secretly PM me!) with regard to how:
- labour would change their regime if kept in power
- tories would change stuff
- libdems would try and influence a coalition?
Not sure if relevant
Went to this the other evening
http://www.weybridgesociety.org.uk/Events/Town_For...
where various people were speaking about housebuilding over the next twenty years. First to speak was the chap from the planning department - he was discussing this
http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/planning/policy/cspafo...
Basically the current Government decide how many homes need to be built in the country between now and 2026, and this is broken down until it reaches borough level. Weybridge has to build a minimum of ~250pa houses between 2006 and 2026 - since 2006 we have been averaging ~400pa. The vast majority of this in infill development, with a popular approach to be to knock down detached houses and build semis.
The planning departments need to prove to the Goverment that they will be able to build these new homes - if their report is not credible they will have to start again.
Part 1 of Elmbridge's document is here
http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/documents/deta..._docu...
the plan for this area is to try to avoid using greenbelt - infill should suffice. Approximately 10% (minimum) extra homes will be built between now and 2026.
Some areas are off limits for building such as
http://www.surreyheath.gov.uk/planning/pla...mesBa...
Philip Hammond then came up to speak
http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/council/elections/mps....
and said that if the Tories get into power, they will abandon the top down approach and let the council make their own decisions - if they don't build they get less payout from the Government - so maybe a trade off between higher council tax or higher population
Went to this the other evening
http://www.weybridgesociety.org.uk/Events/Town_For...
where various people were speaking about housebuilding over the next twenty years. First to speak was the chap from the planning department - he was discussing this
http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/planning/policy/cspafo...
Basically the current Government decide how many homes need to be built in the country between now and 2026, and this is broken down until it reaches borough level. Weybridge has to build a minimum of ~250pa houses between 2006 and 2026 - since 2006 we have been averaging ~400pa. The vast majority of this in infill development, with a popular approach to be to knock down detached houses and build semis.
The planning departments need to prove to the Goverment that they will be able to build these new homes - if their report is not credible they will have to start again.
Part 1 of Elmbridge's document is here
http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/documents/deta..._docu...
the plan for this area is to try to avoid using greenbelt - infill should suffice. Approximately 10% (minimum) extra homes will be built between now and 2026.
Some areas are off limits for building such as
http://www.surreyheath.gov.uk/planning/pla...mesBa...
Philip Hammond then came up to speak
http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/council/elections/mps....
and said that if the Tories get into power, they will abandon the top down approach and let the council make their own decisions - if they don't build they get less payout from the Government - so maybe a trade off between higher council tax or higher population
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