John Slaughter, director of external affairs at the Home Builders Federation said today,
"We support the CLG Committees central findings. Housing delivery and the creation of sustainable communities depend critically on there being sufficient planners with the right skills.
“It is becoming a more demanding world for all of us but we have got to take the opportunity now to invest in the planning skills base for when the housing market recovers. To not do so would be folly and disrupt housing delivery for years to come.”
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Notes to Editors:
1. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is the principal representative body for private sector home builders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. The HBF’s 300 member firms account for some 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national, household names including Barratt, Bellway, Bovis, Persimmon, Redrow,Taylor Wimpey, through regionally based businesses to small local companies: www.hbf.co.uk
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