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Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Fact Sheet
Looks at the relationship between new homes and school places. Discusses: how many more children will require school places if there are new homes; how many new homes are served by an average sized school; factors influencing demand for school places aside from new homes; how the impact of new homes on school places is calculated and planned for; whether new schools can be built before new housing is delivered; and whether new schools can help form new communities.
First published: 2 November 2023.
Homes England is the government's housing accelerator, responsible for: increasing the number of new homes that are built in England; improving existing affordable homes and bringing empty homes back into use as affordable housing; increasing the supply of public land and speeding up the rate that it can be built on; and helping to stimulate local economic growth by using their land and investment, and attracting private sector investment in local areas. Formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency and English Partnerships.
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