House of Commons - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions - Third Report

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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing,
Planning, Local Government and the Regions - Third Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 27 January 2003.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT
Conclusions

Introduction

Housing Demand/need
Household Growth

The Supply of Housing

The Consequences

Meeting Needs and Demands
Private Housebuilding
Affordable Homes

Public Funds for Affordable Housing
Securing Affordable Homes Through the Planning System
Developer contributions
Restrictions on the potential supply of affordable housing from planning agreements
Increasing the contributions
Thresholds for affordable housing
Affordable housing contributions from commercial development
Council expertise
Best Practice
Right to Buy
Tenure
The Supply of Low Cost Home Ownership Schemes
One-off gains
Increasing housing supply
Affordability
Eligibility
Integrating Tenures
Private housebuilders and mixed tenure
Housing Associations and mixed tenure
Service charges
Community Land Trusts
Providing Sites
Local authorities' role in promoting the reuse of brownfield sites
Regional Development Agencies
Sale of publicly owned sites
Privately owned sites
Design and Quality
Off-site manufacturing
Balancing Housing Demand Across Regions

Conclusions and Recommendations

Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations

Proceedings of The Committee Relating to The Report

List of Witnesses
Wednesday 12 June 2002
Thursday 25 June 2002
Tuesday 2 July 2002
Tuesday 15 October 2002
Tuesday 22 October 2002
Wednesday 30 October 2002

List of Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence

Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence
List of ODPM Committee Reports in The Current Parliament

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Prepared 24 February 2003