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<p>The Government is committed to delivering 300,000 homes per year by the mid-2020s,
and ensuring the housing market works across the country. Since 2011, we have allocated
over £1.6 billion from the Affordable Homes Programme to deliver affordable homes
in the North East, North West and Yorkshire.</p><p>In England, planning is the responsibility
of the relevant local authorities. National planning policy provides a framework within
which local authorities should plan, but it is the responsibility of local authorities
to produce plans appropriate to their circumstances.</p><p>In July we introduced a
new standard approach to assessing local housing need, which authorities will use
to establish the minimum number of homes that need to be planned for to ensure that
the starting point in the process is a realistic reflection of the number of homes
the country needs.</p>
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