Remove Area-Based Threshold for Medium-Sized Construction Sites, Say NFB

SME housebuilders call for one-hectare limit to be dropped

SMEs in the housebuilding sector are calling on the government to scrap the one-hectare limit on medium-sized development sites of 10 to 49 homes. While welcoming the move to create a 10-49 home medium-sized category in the government’s white paper on planning reforms, SME building… The post SME housebuilders call for one-hectare limit to be dropped appeared first on Construction News.

Remove area-based threshold for medium-sized construction sites, say NFB

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) have released a report examining the government’s proposed new medium site and its potential shortcomings for SMEs The NFB’s report, Size Still Matters: Dwellings Matter More, applauds the proposition of medium-sized construction sites of between 10-49 homes, but takes issue with one particular aspect. The proposed new size, as it currently stands, would be defined as up to a hectare in size, which many …

SMEs need ‘medium sized site’ without an area threshold

The Government’s ‘Planning Reform Working Paper: Reforming Site Thresholds’ proposes a ‘Medium’ sized site threshold of 10 to 49 homes, a definition which has won considerable plaudits across the small and medium sized (SME) housebuilding industry.