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The Planning Department at HBF works to influence national and local planning policy on behalf of all HBF members. The team have four objectives: • To make more land available for development (linked to ambitious housing requirements). • To shorten planning application timescales. • To push for a clear, consistent and justifiable regulatory regime. • To promote a favourable perception of housebuilding and housebuilders.
We estimate more than 160,000 new build homes have since been blocked by the disproportionate moratorium on development, which spans more than a quarter of local authority areas, from Cornwall to the Tees Valley.
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Government's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) mandate came into force for major sites on Monday 12 February and small sites on Tuesday 2 April 2024, requiring a minimum of 10% BNG on new developments in England.
