New Housing Act becomes law
The long-proposed Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 has become enshrined in UK law. The government hopes the new legislation will “speed up the planning system, hold developers to account, cut bureaucracy and encourage more councils to put in place plans to enable the building of new homes”.
Moving forward, homeowners will be required to provide less evidence with their applications and will have greater say over residential developments submitted in their local area, thanks to ‘street vote’.
However, the Act has also seen an increase in planning fees, with major applications up by 35% and minors by 25%. The cost of submitting
