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Steve Lees, Director at SmartNewHomes, comments on RIBA’s Case for Space Study:
"Housebuilders work closely with communities to ensure they build new homes that meet local demand and at prices local people can afford. Developers are charged with making the most of the land allowed for development and frequently make excellent use of loft space building over three storeys where larger plots of land are not available.
“Planning restrictions have a large part to play in what housebuilders are able to build and where and with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) having now entered a period of consultation the industry welcomes feedback from the public on how it can continue to build attractive and comfortable homes that people want to live in.”
See Also: Press Releases (371), RIBA (1), Case for Space Study (1), National Planning Policy Framework (2), Housebuilders (5), Developers (1), NPPF (2), Development (1)
Date Published: 15 September 2011
