Foresight Paper 1 Increasing diversity in the house building sector - the need to re-establish small and medium sized enterprises in housing construction

Publication Year

2014

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Argues that the dominance of volume house builders is having potentially harmful impacts on the supply, location and design of new housing in England. Suggests that greater support for small and medium sized house builders can help meet demand for housing and protect green spaces by delivering new homes (including through custom/self build) on smaller brownfield sites. Also looks at policy options to do this: promoting small-scale brownfield sites; funding smaller builders; simplifying small applications; and the use of design codes.

Document History

July 2014 edition. Part of the Housing Foresight series.

Author

Burroughs, L.

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