Rayner launches New Homes Accelerator

Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and housing secretary, has today (August 29) launched the government’s New Homes Accelerator, designed to release “hundreds of thousands of new homes stuck in the planning system”.

The scheme, which chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her speech of July 8, will involve an “experienced team” from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and Homes England working with local authorities and bringing together housebuilders, government agencies and local planning departments to accelerate the build out of schemes delayed by planning issues and “red tape”.

According to government analysis, 200 large sites across England have outline or detailed plans ready to move forward but have not begun construction. These could deliver up to 300,000 homes, MHCLG said.

MHCLG said the Accelerator team was” already getting started on some of those [sites] that would benefit from early interventions” and would help “frustrated housebuilders and local communities who want to play their part to get Britain building again, in turn driving local and economic growth”.

The New Homes Accelerator, MHCLG said, would:

• Identify and address specific thematic issues causing delays, such as co-ordination failures, regulatory obstacles, and local authority capacity constraints

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