The South East Plan contains an annual target fro new homes that provides a benchmark which can be reviewed. Sub-regions will have their own targets that allow local circumstances to be taken into account, but the regional overview is valuable to ensure consistency and to enable review of the regional target as a whole. It is important that any review of housing targets in the South East takes into account the range of numbers put forward, their underlying reasons, and the consequences of not meeting any decided targets. The economic downturn has meant that fewer homes are being built and there are concerns that the lack of infrastructure provision alongside housing development is stopping schemes from making progress. The Committee recommends that the Government review the funding mechanisms currently available for this infrastructure. It feels it is important that the Homes and Communities Agency is given the resources it needs in future years. The Committee also acknowledges that while focusing development on brownfield land is important to stimulate regeneration there must be care that concentrating development in such areas does not have adverse effects such as using up urban land or valuable urban greenspace. The Committee also recommends that greater attention be paid to alternative models for providing housing land; that the region provides the right mix of homes and that the Government stick to its timetable for the Code for Sustainable Homes ensuring that all housing has a zero carbon rating by 2016.
The South East Plan contains an annual target fro new homes that provides a benchmark which can be reviewed. Sub-regions will have their own targets that allow local circumstances to be taken into account, but the regional overview is valuable to ensure consistency and to enable review of the regional target as a whole. It is important that any review of housing targets in the South East takes into account the range of numbers put forward, their underlying reasons, and the consequences of not meeting any decided targets. The economic downturn has meant that fewer homes are being built and there are concerns that the lack of infrastructure provision alongside housing development is stopping schemes from making progress. The Committee recommends that the Government review the funding mechanisms currently available for this infrastructure. It feels it is important that the Homes and Communities Agency is given the resources it needs in future years. The Committee also acknowledges that while focusing development on brownfield land is important to stimulate regeneration there must be care that concentrating development in such areas does not have adverse effects such as using up urban land or valuable urban greenspace. The Committee also recommends that greater attention be paid to alternative models for providing housing land; that the region provides the right mix of homes and that the Government stick to its timetable for the Code for Sustainable Homes ensuring that all housing has a zero carbon rating by 2016.
Government and South East England Development Agency Responses to the Committee's First Report of Session 2008-09, First Special Report of Session 2009-10
Government and South East England Development Agency Responses to the Committee's First Report of Session 2008-09, First Special Report of Session 2009-10
Parliament has established the Regional Select Committees to provide accountability for those regional bodies that make decisions affecting millions of people throughout England. The responsibility of the South East Regional Committee is to make sure these bodies are accountable to Parliament. This is the first report (HCP 516-I, session 2008-09, ISBN 9780215540980) from the South East Regional Committee and inquires into the role of the South East Development Agency (SEEDA) and its Regional Economic Strategy. The Committee commends SEEDA's emphasis on global competitiveness, smart growth and sustainable prosperity and its role as a single framework setting a long term vision for the region. The Committee urges SEEDA to focus on the disparities within the South East and support economic growth. For the Regional Economic Strategy to work, greater support is required from partner organisations. The Regional Assembly was dissolved in March 2009, and the role of local authorities will now come through the South East England Leaders' Board, who are now joining SEEDA to form the South East Partnership Board and will be working together in developing the Regional Economic Strategy. The Committee also notes that SEEDA has the least funding in comparison to other RDAs, and believes the RDA funding formula should be re-examined so that greater investment is directed towards the South East.
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