Garden Communities: Private Sector

(asked on 8th June 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the guidance he plans to publish in respect of the draft New Town Acts 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations 2018 will set out processes to facilitate (a) risk sharing with the private sector and (b) capital investment from the private sector in garden communities.


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Dominic Raab
This question was answered on 18th June 2018

We consider the private sector to be a crucial partner in the delivery of new settlements, including any new towns that may be created using the New Towns Act 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations 2018. As part of process to designate a new town and create a locally-led new town development corporation, applying local authorities will need to provide a sustainable financial strategy to Government, including setting out how they will leverage in private sector investment. This will be considered by the Secretary of State when deciding whether designation of the new town is expedient in the national interest.

The guidance to accompany the New Towns Act 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations 2018, which will be published shortly, will also provide details on the involvement of private sector representatives in the governance of locally-led new town development corporations, and participation by local communities.

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