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The Barker Review of housing supply

The Government's Response to Kate Barker's Review of Housing Supply was published on 5 December 2005.

It signalled the Government's commitment to build more homes for future generations by bringing forward an ambitious package of measures to reform the planning system and deliver increased investment in infrastructure to support sustainable housing growth.

The full response document (and the  Planning-gain Supplement consultation) is available on the HM Treasury website.

Links are provided below to supporting research, factsheets and other key publications related to the Government response to the Barker Review of Housing Supply.

A key part of the Government's response to Kate Barker's review was a consultation paper on her proposal (published in the 2005 Pre-Budget Report) for a Planning-gain Supplement.

On 7 November 2006, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communities and Local Government published its report on Planning-gain Supplement (PGS). The full Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee's Report on the Planning-gain Supplement was published on 19 December 2006.

Further consultation on the PGS proposals, published in the 2006 Pre-Budget Report is on the HM Revenues and Customs website.

Related publications

• Government Response to Kate Barker's Review of Housing Supply: The Supporting Analysis

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• Creating Sustainable Communities: Delivering on Large Sites

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee’s Report on the Planning-gain Supplement

  • Published: 19 December 2006
  • Site: Housing

• Summary outlining the Barker response

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• Planning-gain supplement: the facts

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• Draft Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• Environmental sustainability

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• Meeting local needs, responding to national challenges

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• Affordability Targets: Implications for Housing Supply (Main report and Technical Annex)

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing

• A sustainability impact study of additional housing scenrios in England

  • Published: 5 December 2005
  • Site: Housing