Ranil Jayawardena, head of CCG, has led calls for an upgrade of the «new home bonus». Photo: Isabel Infantes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The government held consultations on the future of the scheme in early 2021 but has yet to release a response.
Ranil Jayawardena, leader of CGG and former Environment Minister Ms Truss told The Telegraph: “We need to make sure that people living near the newest homes also benefit the most. Local residents should receive a «new home bonus» directly, rather than being spent on advice on their behalf.»
The group also intends to call for a reform of the planning process to speed up and simplify the creation of the necessary infrastructure to support new homes where they will ensure economic growth.
Mr Jayewardena added: “People understandably want to build the right homes where the right infrastructure is.
“That’s why we need to build another million homes in London and also in Birmingham, Manchester, Oxford and Cambridge. This will boost the economy, help people buy their own homes and use the infrastructure already built.
“But it's crazy that we're slowly building new infrastructure to support new homes. Why has Cambridgeshire been in need of a new reservoir for years, but it won't be completed until 2039?
“Surprising, but partly because the planning process will keep everyone talking about it for another five years. This must change.”
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This will be the second political move by CGG, which in May demanded that Rishi Sunak waive the “morally wrong” inheritance tax.
The news comes after MPs warned that Housing Secretary Michael Gove must take urgent action to halt the fall in housing construction by more than a third from last year's level.
The PM lowered mandatory targets local housing development at the end of 2022 due to the threat of a minor uprising, making them only «advisory».
However, the move drew backlash as other Conservative MPs warned that the Conservatives risked becoming » party of nimbus». .
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