Cllr Tom Bruce, Hounslow Council’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Assets, Regeneration and Development is pledging that Hounslow Council joins the national mission to get Britain building again.
Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government this week launched plans to fix the foundations with an overhaul of the planning system including a review of the greenbelt to identify ‘grey belt’ land and meet local housing needs, with ‘golden rules’ driving 50% delivery of affordable homes.
Labour will deliver 1.5 million more homes to tackle a housing crisis that has dragged on for far too long, locking far too many out of the good homes they deserve.
Hounslow Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Assets, Regeneration and Development, Cllr Tom Bruce said:
“Nothing is too good for families in Hounslow – especially the safety and security of owning your own home.
“After 14 years of failure, the new Labour Government is getting Britain building again – and Hounslow Council will play our part in delivering the homes that local people need.
“Here in Hounslow, we have already delivered a substantial number of high quality energy efficient new homes this past year and there are a number of housing and regeneration projects in the works to help tackle the Housing Crisis for our residents. This includes projects in the pipeline such as Brentford Waterside (Ballymore) – Block D, with 96 homes for social rent and retail units below; New Road Triangle Site opposite to Feltham Train Station, where will be providing 176 homes, of which 124 will be for social rent; Frank Towell Court Infills, Feltham where the demolition of existing garages will make way for the building of 102 new social rent homes; Rose Gardens, Feltham which comprises 42 homes for social rent; and Burlington Close, Bedfont to provide 61 homes for social rent.
“The last Conservative Government left Britain broke and broken – and now it falls to Labour to fix the foundations and get this country moving again. The work of change has begun – and that means getting serious about building the 1.5 million more homes we need to tackle the worst housing crisis in generations.”
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner MP said:
“Today marks a significant step to getting Britain building again.
“Our decisive reforms to the planning system correct the errors of the past and set us on our way to tackling the housing crisis, delivering 1.5 million homes for those who really need them.
“And something I am personally proud of, our new flexibilities for councils will boost the number of social and affordable homes, and give working families a better route to a secure home.”
- The full government statement can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government