Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing was published in November 2006, outlining the strategic housing policy of the government of the United Kingdom, which was "to ensure that everyone has the opportunity of living in a decent home, which they can afford, in a community where they want to live." The policy was developed in response to the
Barker Review.
Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing
It replaced Planning Policy Guidance 3: Housing, which had been published in March 2000.
According to the document, the policy is to be achieved through:
* The provision of a wide choice of homes, or varying sizes, values and tenures.
* Widened opportunities for home ownership
Owner-occupancy or home-ownership is a form of housing tenure in which a person, called the owner-occupier, owner-occupant, or home owner, owns the home in which they live. The home can be a house, such as a single-family house, an apartment, c ...
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* Improved affordability through an increased housing supply.
* Creation of sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities.
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See also
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*Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
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*Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
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