Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced new housing targets for local authorities last week
The Government’s new housing targets for Hyndburn means the number of houses Hyndburn Council is expected to build will rise from 50 to 313 – an increase of 528 per cent.Lancashire will be expected to build almost 4,300 more homes each year under government plans to boost housebuilding nationwide.MP for Hyndburn and Haslingden, Sarah Smith, said: “The newly elected Labour government was elected on a clear mandate to get Britain building again with a promise to build 1.5 million new homes.
“Working with the Labour-led councils I want us to make Hyndburn and Haslingden the best place to live by ensuring that we don’t just build houses but we also deliver the economic development and jobs that we need and the necessary infrastructure to support everyone in our communities.” “As this is a comprehensive and detailed document, we are currently in the process of thoroughly reviewing its contents to understand the potential impacts on Hyndburn.All bar three of the county’s 14 council areas will be expected to at least double their annual new housing tallies under a new system of mandatory targets – with two being required to treble theirs, two more to quadruple them and a further two to increase new home numbers by more than 500 per cent.
The overhaul is part of the new government’s plans to build 1.5 million homes during the course of this parliament, with the annual total number needing to be delivered across England rising from a target of 300,000 to 370,000. In spite of the previous 300,000 aspiration, fewer than 235,000 were built in 2022-23.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner stressed that the government is ‘committed to protecting nature,’ but said some areas classed as greenbelt under the current system – like disused car parks and industrial estates – make little contribution to its intended purpose and would be more accurately described as ‘greybelt.
It will, however, be possible for councils to justify a lower housing figure than the target set for them, but that would have to be ‘evidenced and explained through consultation.’
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