Planning reform will take housebuilding to a “40-year high” says Chancellor

“To mitigate any negative impact of spending constraints on either planning reform, or support to the SME housebuilding sector, we are exploring with the Government a number of initiatives, and would hope to establish a dedicated planning reform and SME market access strategy transformation fund, within the Government’s wider proposed transformation fund, to help both councils and the industry maximise the opportunities from planning change and help deliver housing growth at a local and regional level.”