Brodies calls for measures to tackle shortage of new homes

Neil Collar, Head of Planning at Brodies, has warned that more must be done to meet rising demand for new homes in Scotland.

In his white paper, Delivery of Housing Land, Collar highlights possible solutions to what he sees as the key challenges.

These include encouraging local authorities speed up the system for costing infrastructure upgrades, introducing simplified planning zones for approved housing sites, and cutting the unnecessary red-tape that is holding up planning decisions.

Collar calls for all those involved in the housebuilding sector – including the Scottish Government, local authorities and developers – to ensure there is a strategy to deliver these new homes, involving cultural, procedural and legal changes, and a focus on removing infrastructure constraints.

To read the Delivery of Housing Land white paper, visit www.brodies.com/knowledge-bank/legal-updates/discussion-paper-delivery-of-housing-land