A senior backbencher said today that affluent Tory areas are “under assault” from “high-rise, high-density” housing developments as she defended her efforts to block planning reforms that would make it easier to build houses.
Theresa Villers, a former minister, is at the head of a Conservative mutiny that prompted officials to scrap plans for a vote in the House of Commons this week out of fear that it may be lost.
Former minister Theresa Villers is at the head of a Conservative revolt that forced ministers to tear up plans for a Commons vote this week amid fears it could be lost.
With an amendment to the flagship Levelling Up Bill that would prohibit councils from considering housebuilding objectives when deciding on planning applications, she triggered a huge Tory dispute.
More than forty members of parliament backed it, and officials postponed the vote while pledging additional discussions with potential rebels.
The change was one of many suggested by the former environment and Northern Ireland secretary to make it simpler for councils to prohibit construction on greenfield property and give additional incentives for the development of brownfield land.
The amendment was one of several proposed by the former environment and Northern Ireland secretary that would make it easier for councils to ban building on greenfield land and provide more incentives to develop brownfield sites.
However, they provoked a ferocious internal debate, with other Tories claiming that any action that may reduce housebuilding would cause the party to lose support among young people.
Rishi Sunak intends to construct at least 300,000 dwellings annually.
Ms. Villiers, who represents Chipping Barnet on the northwestern outskirts of London, told Sky today that she and rebels had been discussing the problem with ministers “over and again and again over the course of years.”
We cannot continue in this manner. She told Sophy Ridge on Sunday that she and many of her colleagues felt that their constituents were under attack.
But former Chancellor Sajid Javid today attacked the rebels, saying politicians ‘owe it’ to young people to fix the problems stopping them getting on the housing ladder.
Theresa Villers, a former minister, is at the head of a Conservative mutiny that prompted officials to scrap plans for a vote in the House of Commons this week out of fear that it may be lost.
More than forty backbenchers supported an amendment to the flagship Levelling Up Bill that would prohibit authorities from considering housebuilding objectives when making planning decisions.
The change was one of many suggested by the former environment and Northern Ireland secretary to make it simpler for councils to prohibit construction on greenfield property and give additional incentives for the development of brownfield land.
Former Chancellor Sajid Javid slammed the rebels today, stating that politicians ‘owe it’ to young people to resolve the obstacles preventing them from climbing the housing ladder.
‘Of course, we need additional houses, but they must be the right ones in the right locations and backed by the right infrastructure.’
She said that she wished to “restore local control” to the system, stating, “These objectives are based on 2014, out-of-date demographic data, and they place a disproportionate emphasis on delivery in the densely populated south east.”
To fulfill these goals in the south east, we risk committing the same mistakes as in the 1960s and 1970s by constructing high-rise, high-density blocks and green field development, which will be detrimental to the environment and the quality of life for many people.
However, former Chancellor Sajid Javid slammed the rebels today, stating that politicians ‘owe it’ to young people to address the obstacles preventing them from climbing the property ladder.
He said in the Sunday Times, “If we believe in the necessity of a robust, stable family unit and enter politics to help defend it, then we must also recognize that houses must be made accessible.” The most major impediment to social progress in our country today is the absence of housing.
This was realized by reformers like as (Harold) Macmillan and (Margaret) Thatcher, who helped spread opportunities and house ownership to millions. The housing policy must be reinforced, not undermined, if my party is to restore its hard-earned reputation in this field.
Government critics have long argued that the existing housing strategy is stagnant. If adopted, these modifications would swiftly overturn effective policy.
“Therefore, we run the risk of producing a generation that rejects the politicians who failed them.” Without its own capital, a generation becomes angry of capitalism and businessmen.
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