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Housing: Construction

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 24 October 2025UIN 78228

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the new homes target his Department expects to be (a) flats and (b) family homes; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of incentivising the construction of dwellings with (i) multiple bedrooms and (ii) gardens.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government has not made an estimate of the proportion of new homes to be delivered in this Parliament which will be flats and houses.

The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that local planning authorities should assess the size, type and tenure of housing needed for different groups in the community, and reflect this in their Local Plans. This includes considering the need for family homes, in addition to need for other forms of housing such as student housing and older persons housing.

The government believes that these matters are best determined locally, and so it is for local authorities to consider if there is a need for particular types of housing in their area.

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