MAY 2024 LEICESTERSHIRE BUILDER MAGAZINE ONLINE

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14 Leicestershire BUILDER Magazine • MAY 2024 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@buildermagazines.co.uk
Will Labour be the party to
put an end to PLANNING
UNCERTAINTY?
THE LABOUR PARTY has announced that they will be bringing forward ‘grey
belt’ classifications on some green belt sites that are appropriate for release
or not green, and instilling ‘Golden Rules’ alongside them to secure planning
certainty and good placemaking.
Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the
National Federation of Builders (NFB), said:
“Prioritising grey belt and pairing it with golden
rules would ensure greenspace loss is mitigated,
vital supporting infrastructure is delivered and
both builders and local people getting planning
and placemaking certainty. It’s a win for all
parties which is why we support it.”
Labour’s five ‘Golden Rules’ are:
• Brownfield first
• Grey belt second
• Affordable homes
• Boost public services and infrastructure
• Protect genuine green space
The focus will be on ensuring grey belt sites
deliver as many community benefits as possible,
such as schools and GP surgeries, with local
leaders, rather than only quangos, deciding what
is needed.
Affordable housing targets will be strengthened,
and developments should serve to increase
access to nature, so that housebuilding and
nature are compatible.
Rico Wojtulewicz, Head of Policy, and
Market Insight at the NFB and House
Builders Association (HBA), said: “The
devil will always be in the detail, but Labour
appears to understand that placemaking
requires input and support from all quarters
and that the housebuilder’s job is to build
the homes, not control what infrastructure is
required, how offsite nature links up to a new
development and why a site is allocated for
new homes.
“A grey belt also suggests some greenbelt
reassessment, something even Conservative
backbenchers have been calling for, but the
Government keeps dismissing.
“Alongside other announcements and
discussions, such as reforming compulsory
purchase and having more onsite
biodiversity opportunities, it feels as though
we have a political party which understands
the problems planning uncertainty causes
for housebuilders, communities, nature, and
society at large.”
GUIDE PRICE
Offers are invited over £850,000. We are advised that the purchase price will be
subject to VAT. The vendors reserve the right to set a date for the submission of bids.
Former Braunston
in Rutland pub with
consent for 4 dwellings
VIEWINGS
Viewings by appointment only. All enquiries to First City ‘The Property Consultancy’
on 01902 710999 quoting reference 5076. Ask for Christopher Bywater
chris@firstcity.co.uk
SUBJECT TO CONTRACT
FIRST CITY are offering for sale The
Former Old Plough, Oakham Road,
Braunston in Rutland LE15 8QY.
Planning permission (ref: 2012/1421/FUL) was
granted for change of use and conversion of The Old
Plough to create one four-bedroom dwelling and one
three-bedroom dwelling together with the erection of
two dwellings in the car park.
Guide Price: £725,000.
For more information, or to arrange a viewing,
contact Christopher Bywater at First City Property
Consultancy on 01902 710999, quoting reference
5706, or email: chris@firstcity.co.uk
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