The Land Promoters & Developers Federation (LPDF), formed in early 2018, is a collection of the UK’s leading land promotion and development businesses.
The LPDF represents the views of land promoters, and is working with government, local authorities and communities to enhance the planning process, and help deliver the new homes and communities this country needs.
Members specialise in the promotion and development of strategic land across the UK, delivering from 30 new home sites to larger scale sites of up to 10,000 new homes alongside, community facilities, employment and supporting infrastructure.
LPDF members support the housebuilding sector by providing “oven ready” land with planning permission that can easily be acquired and built out by national and regional housebuilders, helping bring homes to the market in a timely manner to meet local need.
Land promoters invest the time and funding needed to undertake the necessary technical, planning and design work required. They engage with local authorities, local residents, stakeholder groups and statutory consultees throughout the process.
The LPDF’s inaugural annual conference was a great success, with 115 members and guests enjoying the event in London. We were fortunate to be joined by some excellent speakers, with a focus on how we can build more new homes and tackle the UK housing crisis.
The worsening of the UK housing crisis is well publicised, with the Government vowing to deliver 300,000 new homes every year.
The LPDF's members are committed to helping deliver new homes across the UK. The pressure on the housing market is significant, with the demand for homes outstripping supply.
An increase in life expectancy, immigration, single person occupancy and the demand for second homes, being just some of the contributing factors.
Outside of London, there are approximately 541,000 dwellings with outline planning permission on sites of over 100 units.
Specialist land developers and promoters are responsible for securing outline planning for 41% of these dwellings. The volume housebuilders are responsible for 32%.
Approximately 100,000 dwellings (20%) are held in outline permissions secured by the public sector and other civic bodies.