Half of Brits say they would support a large increase in housebuilding in Britain
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Brits generally support an increase of homes – just not if it results in large amounts of borrowing, smaller housing units or on top of green land.
By Lukas Paleckis, Political Research Executive
The government is set to go forward with a new planning bill, looking to modernise the planning system for housing in England. The bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech, aims to increase the numbers of new homes being built by making it more difficult for local councils to block new housing schemes, ultimately quickening the application process of housing developments.
New YouGov data shows that half (53%) of Brits support a large increase in the amount of new housing being built in Britain, while 35% are opposed to the idea. When asked the same question in relation to homes being built in ‘your own local area’, support drops to 44%, while opposition increases to 46%. This is most likely to be due to the long observed phenomenon surrounding housebuilding called “NIMBY”ism (or “Not In My Bac...
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