Campaigners said that government plans to introduce a market-based approach to planning for housing would devastate the countryside and fail to meet the need for affordable housing.
Source: Housing Manifesto, Campaign to Protect Rural England (020 7981 2800)
Links: Manifesto (pdf) | CPRE press release
Date: 2005-Oct
A review examined the evidence relating to the drivers and impacts of second home ownership in rural areas, and considered the effectiveness of policies to remedy any consequent imbalances in rural housing markets.
Source: Alison Wallace et al., The Impact of Empty, Second and Holiday Homes on the Sustainability of Rural Communities: A systematic literature review, Centre for Housing Policy/University of York (01904 433691)
Links: Report (pdf) | Summary
Date: 2005-Jun
A discussion paper called for a land swap levy to fund rural affordable housing. The levy would take part of the uplift in value gained from a change of land use in rural areas.
Source: Alan Whitehead MP, Putting Land to Work: The role of a land-swap levy , Town and Country Planning Association (020 7930 8903)
Links: Summary | TCPA press release
Date: 2005-Feb
