3rd Report - Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture

Select Committee
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee HC 672 28 October 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 35 items (20 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 35 of 35 classified)
Accepted 12
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 14
Deferred 5
Rejected 3
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Recommendations

1 results
7 Accepted in Part
Reinstate planning apprenticeships and invest in specialist officers for Strategic Authorities and LAs.
Recommendation
The Government must take a more strategic approach to boost the skills and capacity of local planning authorities, starting with reinstating access to funded Level 7 planning apprenticeships for students over the age of 21. The Government must invest in … Read more
Government Response Summary
The Government is delivering a comprehensive Planning Capacity and Capability Programme aimed specifically at the public sector, which directly increases the number of planners in LPAs, targeting high-calibre applicants, funding salary bursaries and supporting accredited postgraduate training, but did not commit to the requested Level 7 apprenticeships.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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