MP, Labour's Deputy Prime
Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and
Local Government, commenting on today's planning
applications statistics, said:
“The Tories have not learnt their lesson and will not apologise
for the mess that they left.
“They watered down housing targets, torpedoed housebuilding, and
took a sledgehammer to the dream of a secure home.
“The Tories put country before party, failing to stand up to the
vested interests blocking growth and compounding their housing
failure. That legacy makes our job all the harder, but it also
makes it so much more urgent to reverse the decline.
“The British people voted for change and this Labour government
will deliver it. We're fixing the foundations through sweeping
planning reform to get Britain building, grow the economy and
deliver the homes our country needs.”
Ends
Notes:
· The ‘Planning applications
in England: April to June 2024' statistics published today can be
found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/planning-applications-in-england-april-to-june-2024
· On Tuesday 30 July, set outs this Labour
Government's approach to revising the National Planning Policy
Framework to achieve sustainable growth in our planning system.
The consultation on the revised draft NPPF closes later today
(23:45, Tuesday 24 September 2024):
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/proposed-reforms-to-the-national-planning-policy-framework-and-other-changes-to-the-planning-system/proposed-reforms-to-the-national-planning-policy-framework-and-other-changes-to-the-planning-system
