it's deja vu all over again…

摘要

In April 2003 the then Chancellor of the Exchequer commissioned Kate Barker to 'conduct a review of issues underlying the lack of supply and responsiveness of housing in the UK'. A core conclusion of the review was that the planning system needed to have a better understanding of housing markets, and that planning decisions should take greater account of house prices and affordability. To quote from Kate Barker's final report: 'planning should be more responsive to market signals. Planning authorities should allocate a buffer of land for development to allow flexibility to meet market conditions. Land should be released for development in response to defined indicators of housing market disequilibrium.'.