Sam Stafford, strategic land director at Barratt Developments describes how the national housebuilder operates and views political and popular calls for more housing

1. Stepping Up
Housing delivery from a builder’s perspective
Samuel Stafford
Strategic Land Director
Barratt Developments

2. “The question then becomes twofold: if a city
is to be run well, is it better that all the citizens
should share in all things capable of being
shared, or only in some of them and not in
others?”
Aristotle. The Politics.

5. “Above all, we choose to build the homes that
people can buy. For there is a growing crisis of
home ownership.”
George Osborne
“Affordable homes - but the phrase was
deceptive - it basically meant homes to rent. The
old rules….we are replacing them….. you can
build here and the affordable homes can be
available to buy.”
David Cameron

13. Who owns all the development land?
Source: Savills Development Database, Jan 2016
NB: Pre-planning data should not be considered to be comprehensive, but shows all pre-planning sites captured in the Savills Development
Database.
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
Pre-Planning Outline Plans
Submitted
Outline Plans
Granted
Reserved
Matters
Detailed
Plans
Submitted
Reserved
Matters
Granted
Detailed
Plans
Granted
Application process Full permission
NumberofUnits
Registered
Provider
Public
Other Private
Sector
Promoter and
Investors
Other
Developers
Housebuilder

20. No. of LPAs
Pre-NPPF Local Plan /
Core Strategy
Post-NPPF Local Plan /
Core Strategy
Number % Number %
North East 12 4 33% 3 25%
North West 37 17 46% 5 14%
Yorkshire
and the
Humber
21 5 24% 5 24%
Total 70 26 37% 13 19%

28. Stepping Up
Housing delivery from a builder’s perspective
Samuel Stafford
Strategic Land Director
Barratt Developments