Agenda item

Report of the Remembrancer.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Remembrancer which advised Members of provisions included in the Housing and Planning Bill, currently before Parliament, which are intended principally to encourage land held in the public sector to be made available for housing development. The provisions included a duty to consult other public authorities when developing proposals to dispose of land, a duty to prepare annual reports about surplus land-holdings, a broader power for the Secretary of State to direct the disposal of land, and a duty to prepare annual assessments on the sustainability and efficiency of the property estate.

RESOLVED – That the Sub-Committee notes the report.