Guernsey Building Trades Association Lobbies States to Remove Housing Blockers

The Guernsey Building Trades Employers’ Association engaged with the States to remove planning hurdles. This action followed quarterly monitoring reports showing that only 62 new homes were added to the housing stock last year, the lowest number since 2016. The association noted that the removal of the GP11 policy, which mandated a proportion of affordable homes, contributed to the recent building activity.

The low rate of housing additions falls significantly short of the States’ goal of approximately 300 new homes annually. The association is working to remove further obstacles to enable construction to progress, despite the pipeline containing over 1,200 homes that have received planning permission.