New Settlements

Question 1

The aim of the Barker review?

Answer 1

Reduce house prices to between 1.1 and 1.8% per year

Provide 17,000 social homes per year

Question 2

Recommendations of barker review?

Answer 2

Review green belt

Ensure house building companies improve performance

Question 3

Criticisms of barker review?

Answer 3

What about people on lower incomes
No protection for the environment
Will push growth into the south east

Question 4

Initiatives since barker?

Answer 4

New homes bonus- incentives

Change use classes order- offices to housing

Question 5

Is planning to blame?

Answer 5

Delays process

475,000 unbuilt planning permissions for housing

Question 6

Other factors to blame?

Answer 6

Skill shortages in construction
House-builders- profit over volume
Impact of recession

Question 7

What’s an eco town

Answer 7

Separate settlements 
5000-20,000 homes 
Full range of services 
30-50% affordable 
Carbon zero

Question 8

Eco town plan example?

Answer 8

Coltishall, Norfolk

Question 9

Critique of eco towns?

Answer 9

Greenfield development
We should environmentally improve the existing housing stock
Will they become car dependent dormitory towns
Only contribute 10% of the houses needed by 2020