New Homes Accelerator programme
The New Homes Accelerator aims to speed up the delivery of large-scale housing developments across England.
Applies to England
The New Homes Accelerator was first announced by the Chancellor on 8 July 2024 and is a key component of the government’s commitment to deliver 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament.
About the New Homes Accelerator
The New Homes Accelerator is a collaboration between the government, Homes England, the Greater London Authority, local authorities, developers and other key stakeholders. It aims to unblock and accelerate the delivery of housing developments that have for various reasons become delayed, or which are not progressing as quickly as they could be.
How the New Homes Accelerator works
The New Homes Accelerator will focus on selected large-scale housing developments that are encountering significant delays or obstacles.
By leveraging government resources including Homes England, working closely with local authorities, and fostering collaboration with developers and landowners, the New Homes Accelerator will:
- identify and address specific thematic issues causing delays, such as coordination failures, regulatory obstacles, and local authority capacity constraints
- deploy expert teams to provide on-the-ground support to local authorities, offering planning and enabling assistance to expedite the development process
- utilise its resources to unblock and accelerate delivery on sites that are facing delays or not progressing as quickly as they could be
- inform future reforms to housing and planning policy, where policy barriers to rapid housing delivery are identified
Call for evidence
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) launched a call for evidence on 29 August 2024.
Developers, local authorities and landowners were invited to identify large-scale housing developments that are delayed or stuck so the government can better understand the scale of the challenge and evaluate what support it can provide to help overcome barriers to development and accelerate delivery.
The New Homes Accelerator will set out next steps shortly to those who have submitted information in response to this call for evidence, which closed on 31 October 2024.
Submitting a site does not guarantee any follow up or government support.
Next steps
The application process has now closed and the government is in the process of reviewing all submissions. Due to the high volume of responses, the New Homes Accelerator team may not be able to respond to all submissions.
The application window closed at 11.59pm on Thursday 31 October 2024. If you have any queries, please email newhomesaccelerator@communities.gov.uk.
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Updates to this page
Last updated 1 November 2024 + show all updates
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Page updated to include next steps following closure of call for evidence.
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First published.