NEWS
All eyes in the built environment are on the Government’s upcoming Spending Review 2025
As the Government prepares to officially announce its Spending Review, all eyes in the construction and housing sectors are on how investment decisions will shape the industry. With many areas still demonstrating a significant housing need that is far in excess of the current supply in some areas, the forthcoming review is more than a just a numbers game, it’s an opportunity to set the pace for how we deliver homes, infrastructure and places that support both growth and a sense of place.
Whatever your view of housing in your area, or your political persuasion, there tends to be broad consensus on one thing: we need more homes in the places that people want to live. However, investment in planning, affordable housing, regeneration, and local infrastructure will be essential to deliver this sustainable growth.
But it’s not just about the number of houses being built it’s very much about where they’re being built. Many objections focus on the need for infrastructure, environmental concerns and community benefits, but this in itself can be a very real opportunity for local communities and developers.
Meaningful engagement with local communities can help shape the benefits that new homes can bring to an existing community… whether that’s increased community facilities like sports or health centres, increased nature focussed green spaces, through to more fundamental road or rail infrastructure, the community can realise very real benefits for their areas by engaging collaboratively and constructively.
The construction industry is already a key engine of the UK economy and from our conversations it’s clear that it stands ready to respond. But it needs certainty, clear long-term policy and support to invest in skills, innovation, and more sustainable ways of providing homes for all. In parallel, councils, housing associations and developers need the tools and funding to unlock stalled sites, retrofit existing stock, and improve the quality of placemaking and communities.
If the Spending Review commits to investing in the built environment as a national priority, it will send a powerful message: that good homes, strong communities, and resilient infrastructure are not just by products of growth, but fundamental to it.
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