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LGA statement on Chancellor’s speech on economic growth
Cllr Louise Gittins, Chair of the Local Government Association, which represents councils responds to today’s speech by the Chancellor on economic growth and planning reform
"Councils stand ready to help the Government achieve our shared ambitions to boost inclusive economic growth and housebuilding.
“National growth can only be achieved if every local economy is firing on all cylinders. Councils can play a vital leading role in unlocking labour markets, creating jobs, directing housing delivery, plugging skills gaps, and increasing productivity with devolved powers to run local skills and employment schemes and longer-term funding arrangements.
“We want to work closely with the Government to ensure new planning proposals deliver more high-quality affordable homes where they are needed, supported by the right infrastructure and are climate friendly.
“Any housebuilding targets will need to take account of local circumstances. Across England there are over a million homes allocated in local plans which are waiting to be taken up by developers. While these sites do not yet have planning permission, they have formally been identified as suitable for housing by councils.
“Councils need the proper levers to deliver proposals that genuinely support a faster build-out of schemes.”
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