The resounding message from this week’s debate was ‘actions speak louder than words’ and the President of Policy and Resources has repeated this ethos in a media statement today:
“States Members have listened to the business leaders in our construction sector, we’ve recognised their concerns about GP11, and we’ve acted to remove that barrier because getting more houses built is a top priority,” said Deputy Lyndon Trott.
“Now I am calling on developers and the construction sector as a whole to grasp this opportunity. There are significant sites with the potential for a lot of housing, and with planning permission in place, but we’ve been told time and again that developers can’t justify proceeding with them because GP11 puts too big a cost onto the projects.
“That cost is gone. Let’s get our building sector building again, so we can meet the high demand for housing and alleviate some of the pressures our community has faced for too long.”
It’s a controversial policy that required housing developments of 20 or more units to hand 20% – 30% of the developable land over to the Guernsey Housing Association for social housing.
