This morning Boot said that its land division Hallam had sold 600 consented plots to the market and seen ‘noticeable improvements’ in the planning system since the change in Government during the summer.

Tim Roberts, CEO at Henry Boot, said the change in approach among local authorities would prompt Boot to accelerate its volume of land applications next year.

He said: “This latest sale of a significant parcel of consented residential land means that Hallam Land is firmly on track to meet its targets for land sales in this financial year. 

“I am also pleased to note that under the new Government there has already been a welcome and much-needed improvement in the planning system.

“We expect this to provide a strong tailwind to Henry Boot’s ambition to accelerate the volume of plots submitted for approval from our well located land bank next year.”

In the year to date, Hallam has secured consents on a total of 2,870 plots (2023: 1,014 plots), of which 2,056 have been achieved since the beginning of September.

In addition, Hallam has appeals lodged on 2,189 plots across seven sites and in total has 11,191 plots in the planning system.