South East News
Tunnel vision blocks affordable housing delivery
Affordable housing delivery is at risk from ministers’ tunnel vision on allocating regional housing cash, says the South East England Regional Assembly. Ministers are soon expected to announce regional housing budgets for the next three years, but limits on how funds can be used could rule out innovative South East projects.
For more information please see the press release.
Planning transfer improves democracy
Government proposals to transfer strategic planning powers from assemblies to development agencies is democratic and will improve delivery of the South East Plan.
To find out more please see the press release.
Thames Heaths group seeks views.
Consultation started on 19 November on how to overcome a house building logjam near one of the South East’s most important wildelife habitats.
For more information please see the press release.
Shaw should be South East’s ‘white knight’
The South East England Regional Assembly has called on Regional Minister Jonathan Shaw to become its ‘white knight’ in Government helping to argue for more public investment in the South East.
For more information please see the press release.
Up and coming meetings
The Regional Housing Board meets on Wednesday 5 December. Meeting papers are available on our website.
The next Executive Committee meets on Friday 14 December. Meeting papers will be available on our website.
