Mr. John M. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is his Department's policy on the proportion of new homes required by 2016 which should be built on developed land.[14856]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe current policy is for local authorities to make the best possible use of previously used sites for accommodating the country's future housing requirements. The current national target is for half of all new housing to be built on previously developed land.