Conclusions
19. In the short term the UK needs to build more homes. In the future, any housing strategy must address both supply and demand. Immigration is a major part of housing demand. Unless net migration is reduced to a manageable and sustainable level a large house building programme will have to continue indefinitely, with all the costs and loss of amenities involved.
Updated 17 January, 2018
Settlement occurs where work opportunities exist. Sadiq Kahn has told all 32, London boroughs to develope and to do it aggressively. In my borough there is a call for sites taking place, planning constraints to be lifted and amenities of open space developed. Overtime the landscape will change. High density concentrated development in suburban areas will IMHO, ruin those areas. People will not settle where there is no easy access or commute to work. The building targets will not be met. I reckon 30% of target is achievable at a push and on that scale a lot of people will feel areas are ripped apart and ruined where scarce amenity space is taken away.
