It is common to rile against planning constraints as a block on housing supply, and rightly so, but there is another fundamental constraint, regulation which add significantly to housing costs even when development is permitted. Just one example since early 2024 all major housing developments are required to deliver at least a 10% benefit for nature, with it trumpeted that England has become the first country in the world to make Biodiversity Net Gain a legal requirement. Thus, National pride swamped in stupidity. And this legislation was enacted under a Conservative government.
It is common to rile against planning constraints as a block on housing supply, and rightly so, but there is another fundamental constraint, regulation which add significantly to housing costs even when development is permitted. Just one example since early 2024 all major housing developments are required to deliver at least a 10% benefit for nature, with it trumpeted that England has become the first country in the world to make Biodiversity Net Gain a legal requirement. Thus, National pride swamped in stupidity. And this legislation was enacted under a Conservative government.