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Councils with up-to-date plans will not have to show a five-year supply of housing sites under new plans
Councils with up-to-date local plans will no longer need to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing sites in order to fend off speculative planning applications, under government planning reforms revealed yesterday.
In a document released alongside yesterday’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, the government said it intended to in future exempt councils with up-to-date plans from the need to show a five year housing land supply, as required by the current system.
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