Archive of: Planning

Without affordable housing, rural communities are at risk of becoming lifeless, dormitory settlements

Phillip Vincent, ACRE’s Communications Manager, blogs for Rural Housing Week 2021 and provides a view on the need for the government to get behind communities and deliver affordable homes in the countryside.

Make it easier for rural communities to buy disused public land and property so villages can thrive, says national rural charity

ACRE has responded to the Government’s consultation on a proposed ‘Right to Regenerate’, recommending measures to make it simpler for residents to acquire under-used land for community benefit

Genuine community engagement must be a statutory requirement at the heart of planning reforms

ACRE calls on the Government to make it a legal requirement that the new planning system works with communities

Planning White Paper will determine the future of rural communities

Jeremy Leggett, ACRE's Policy Adviser reflects on what the Government's proposals for shaking up the planning system mean for rural communities

Covid-19 likely to have a negative impact on the delivery of affordable rural housing

A fall in property prices as a consequence of Covid-19 could reduce the number of affordable homes that get built in the countryside whilst larger, more inappropriate development could get the go-ahead

ACRE responds to the Government Housing White Paper/NPPF consultation

ACRE has submitted a response which urges decision makers to ensure that the rural voice is heard and listened to, in respect of building in rural areas.

Statement by the Rural Coalition on the progress of the Housing and Planning Bill

Minister urged to protect affordable rural homes

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been urged to protect small rural communities from Government proposals which could drastically cut the development of new affordable homes.