Housing and Planning Delivery Grant

The Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (HPDG) is designed to reward local authorities for improved delivery of housing and other planning outcomes as part of their strategic, place shaping role and to provide more support to communities and local councils who are actively seeking to deliver new homes. The Grant was established in 2007 and replaced the Planning Delivery Grant. The housing element of the grant was developed following concerns from local authorities that housing growth was inadequately recognised by the local government finance system. HPDG is designed to strengthen the incentive for local authorities to respond to local housing pressures by returning the benefits of growth to communities and to incentivise efficient and effective planning procedures

Source: Margaret Beckett