{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing''' was published in November 2006, outlining the strategic housing policy of the government of the United Kingdom, which was "to ensure that everyone has the opportunity of living in a decent home, which they can afford, in a community where they want to live." The policy was developed in response to the Barker Review.<ref>[http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/planningpolicystatement3 Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080306142311/http%3A//www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/planningpolicystatement3 |date=2008-03-06 }}</ref>
It replaced Planning Policy Guidance 3: Housing, which had been published in March 2000.
According to the document, the policy is to be achieved through: * The provision of a wide choice of homes, or varying sizes, values and tenures. * Widened opportunities for home ownership. * Improved affordability through an increased housing supply. * Creation of sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities.
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==See also== *Planning Policy Statements *Town and country planning in the United Kingdom *Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
Category:United Kingdom planning policy
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