UK Housing Policy: An Interview with Stephen Hill

Stephen Hill discusses the failings of planning 04

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<p>Stephen Hill responds to Peter Ambrose's questions about why planning can't provide solutions. &lsquo;Planning&rsquo; per se does not produce housing &ndash; it is a necessary rather than a sufficient factor &ndash; especially since from the 1970s there has not been sufficient publicly-funded infrastructure provision &ndash; this means the business environment is uncertain for housebuilders &ndash; s106 &lsquo;planning agreements&rsquo; can go badly wrong.</p> <p>&nbsp;Z2K Housing Review April 2009 Issue One: <a target="_blank" href="http://news.humanrightstv.com/z2k-housing-review-april-2009">Contents</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" href="http://news.humanrightstv.com/z2k-2009-budget-response">See the Z2K Response to the 2009 UK Budget</a></p>