Giving communities more power over local housing developments can get more homes built, says report

Giving communities more power over local housing developments is not only good for democracy, but can actually help to get more homes built by creating a positive local political environment in favour of development, suggests a new report from Demos. With greater control, residents might become active supporters for new development, rather than exhibiting the antagonistic behaviour often characterised as ‘NIMBYism’. The report considers the academic debate around NIMBYisms and its...