Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 22 Jan 2025 Closed: 1 May 2026 Parliament page
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is holding an inquiry to look at how land value capture policies - which seek to capture the value uplift on land that when it is granted planning permission - can contribute to the delivery of the Government’s house building plans and help … Read more
20 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
3 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
20 Mar
2026
Report published
28 Oct
2025
Report published
11 Sep
2025
Correspondence
3 Sep
2025
Correspondence
15 Jul
2025
Oral evidence
15 Jul
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9 Jul
2025
Correspondence
10 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
10 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
23 Apr
2025
Oral evidence
23 Apr
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
15 Jul 2025
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Oral Evidence
Joanna Key · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Matthew Pennycook MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government William Burgon · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
10 Jun 2025
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Oral Evidence
Avril Roberts · Country Land and Business Association Councillor Richard Clewer · County Councils Network Emily Williams · Savills UK Limited Melanie Leech CBE · British Property Federation (BPF) Paul Brocklehurst · Land, Planning and Development Federation Robbie Calvert · Royal Town Planning Institute Will Jeffwitz · National Housing Federation
23 Apr 2025
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Oral Evidence
Anna Hart · Transport for London Chris Whitehouse · WSP Dr Hugh Ellis · Town and Country Planning Association Dr Thomas Aubrey · London School of Economics Jeremy Aston · Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) John Kavanagh · BusinessLDN Maurice Lange · Centre for Cities Tom Kennedy · Northern Housing Consortium
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report - Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture HC 672 28 Oct 2025 35 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
Clear
11 Conclusion Deferred
3rd Report - Delivering 1.5 millio…
Site-specific viability assessments frequently reduce affordable housing requirements unjustifiably.
Too often, site-specific viability assessments are used by developers to negotiate down affordable housing requirements in circumstances where this is completely unjustifiable. Affordable housing contributions are frequently the first provision to be cut following a viability assessment, even where a … Read more
Government Response
The government deferred responding to the point about site-specific viability assessments until Spring 2026, when it plans to issue a full response to the New Towns Taskforce’s report.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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15 Recommendation Deferred
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Publish an interactive map of CIL coverage and charging rates for local authorities.
The Ministry must publish an interactive map of CIL coverage on its website, updated quarterly to include the rates charged in each local authority in England. Publishing a national map would support the housing sector to navigate different charging schedules … Read more
Government Response
The government deferred action by noting that initial engagement on the early adopter program has begun and that they will agree on an ambitious timeline for the delivery of the early adopter program and wider rollout of place based business cases in due course.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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20 Recommendation Deferred
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Enable greater use of Tax Increment Financing to fund infrastructure in New Towns.
Whilst the Government’s plan to allow all mayors of strategic authorities to charge Mayoral CIL is a welcome step towards greater fiscal devolution, the Government must go further to support local leaders with revenue raising powers to deliver infrastructure and … Read more
Government Response
The government defers a full response on financing models, including Tax Increment Financing, to Spring 2026 as part of the New Towns Taskforce's report, but states they are exploring different financing models used previously and will give new powers to Mayoral Authorities to raise revenue.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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28 Recommendation Deferred
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Provide a timeline for place-based business case pilot projects and national rollout, ensuring Green Book reforms benefit all regions.
In response to this Report, the Government must provide a timeline for when it will launch its pilot projects using place-based business cases, and when the new model will be rolled out nationally. It must also set out how it … Read more
Government Response
The government states initial engagement on the early adopter programme has already begun and an ambitious timeline will be agreed for the delivery of the early adopter programme and wider rollout of place based business cases in due course. Value for money assessments will adopt a holistic approach.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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30 Conclusion Deferred
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Ambition of 1.5 million housing target jeopardised by continued lack of a clear strategy.
Sector representatives have expressed doubt as to whether the target will be achievable by July 2029, and Ministers have themselves described the 1.5 million target as “stretching” and “hugely ambitious”. The Government was right to set an ambitious target, but … Read more
Government Response
The government will publish a Long-Term Housing Strategy shortly, bringing together reforms undertaken since July 2024.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Government Response AI assessment · 35 of 20 classified
Accepted 12
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 14
Deferred 5
Rejected 3
Total 20 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
11 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chair dated 29 August 2025 concerning Land Value Capture
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3 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Chair to the Minister of State for Housing and Planning dated 25 July 2025 concerning Land Value Capture
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9 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from Sir Michael Lyons to the Chair dated 1 July 2025 concerning the New Homes Taskforce and land value capture
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