'Biggest building boom' in a generation through planning reforms

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will be introduced to Parliament today ( 11 March ) It will see significant measures introduced to speed up planning decisions to boost housebuilding and remove unnecessary blockers and challenges to the delivery of vital developments like roads, railway lines and windfarms.

It will boost economic growth, connectivity and energy security whilst delivering for the environment.

The Bill will introduce a system of strategic planning’ across England known as spatial development strategies.

People living within 500 m of new pylons across Great Britain will get money off their electricity bills up to 2,500 over 10 years .

New community funds guidance means communities could get 200,000 worth of funding per km of overhead electricity cable in their area.

The National Housing Federation welcomed the introduction of the bill.

Kate Henderson , Chief Executive of the NHA said: It’s never been more urgent to build the social homes we need.

The Bill builds on work the government has already carried out to get Britain building, including overhauling the National Planning Policy Framework and modernising the Green Belt .