Just one in four Britons are Nimbys – but most think their neighbours are
Just one in four Britons are Nimbys – but most think their neighbours are
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Just one in four Britons are Nimbys – but most think their neighbours are
Just one in four Britons are Nimbys – but most think their neighbours are
Posted by theipaper
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Almost half of Britons support housebuilding in their area, while overestimating the number of so-called ‘Nimbys’ who want to block local developments – a poll has found.
Ipsos polling, shared exclusively with *The i Paper*, shows 46 per cent of people support the building of new homes in their area, compared to 25 per cent who oppose it.
But despite public backing for housebuilding, just 26 per cent of people believe a majority of their neighbours are supportive of new developments. Fourty-two per cent think more of their neighbours are opposed, while 20 per cent think opinion is around evenly split.
Both Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have publicly criticised ‘Nimbys’ for using the planning process to prevent new homes being built and have said [Labour will be the party of “the builders not the blockers”](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-labour-build-homes-first-five-years-power-2671483?ico=in-line_link).
Ben Marshall, research director at Ipsos, said the poll shows “the power of the narrative about nimbyism”, saying: “People perceive public opinion to be more Nimby than it is in reality.”
He added: “In principle, support for building more homes has been consistently ahead of opposition for some time now, and several of the Government’s proposed planning policies are popular with the British public.
“People opposed to building in their area are therefore more out of touch with public opinion than those who support it.”
However, those polled said they were still keen to prioritise environmental concerns over the need for housebuilding
Six in 10 (61 per cent) say higher priority should be given to the environment if it means fewer homes are built, compared to 19 per cent who say new homes should be built quickly, even if it comes at the expense of the environment.
One of Labour’s flagship pledges is to build 1.5 million new homes over the course of the current parliament, requiring record levels of housebuilding.
The [Government is currently pushing ahead with its Planning and Infrastructure Bill](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/building-firms-nimby-mps-growth-planning-laws-3599978?ico=in-line_link), which will overhaul planning rules to fast-track major infrastructure projects, such as the building of new towns, give councils greater powers to seize private land for public building and make it harder for councillors to block smaller developments.
Despite the measures, polling suggests people are underwhelmed by Labour’s impact.
Just 21 per cent said they thought Labour are doing a good job on housing, while 46 per cent said they are doing a bad job. Meanwhile, 28 per cent of people believed they are doing a better job than the last Conservative Government, compared to 27 per cent who think they are doing a worse job.
Just one in four Britons self identify as NIMBYs would be a more accurate headline. Fewer people will self identify as having perceived negative traits than will actually have them for obvious reasons.
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I wouldn’t consider myself a NIMBY when it comes to homes being built, however I do object to houses being built without additional services and facilities being built alongside to accommodate the influx of new people ie doctors surgeries, schools and things of that ilk
I always wonder why those who accuse others of being NIMBYs never offer to buy the properties about to undergo 15-20 years of building sites immediately behind them? Or accuse those in the process of selling of only being worried about the value going down without offering to buy the property at the lowered price? There’s absolute uproar where I live at plans to build tens of thousands of homes on Green Belt Land. Those opposing are getting a hammering from those in favour, but when those opposed offer up their homes for sale to those in favour there’s an eery silence.
They say that like 1/4 is small, it’s a huge amount
What the fuck’s a Nimby?
We’re getting to an age where entire articles will be written in acronyms, text speak and emojis
My mum has a massive house, goes on about how sad it is for Ukraine etc etc, we should do something etc, when I suggest we house a few refugees suddenly “we don’t have enough space”
The concept of a NIMBY is a complete nonsense and a distraction from the real issue. The number of people objecting to planning applications isn’t a material consideration. Planning is a plan led system and the officers will still have to determine the application in line with the local plan (which itself has to be in line with national policy), based on the merits of the scheme.
At best, the ‘nimbys’ can ask their local ward member to call the application to the planning committee and with enough political pressure they might be able to have the application refused. It’s politicians who are frustrating the system. Even in that scenario, however, the developer will no doubt take it to appeal with the planning inspectorate and, again, the only person that can unfairly intervene then is the secretary of state… Another politician.
I object to our net migration being 750k+, whilst we’re only building 200k homes, and not enough infrastructure or public services. It’s unsustainable.
So I’m not so much a nimby, but rather a “lower our net migration, and build services to support more house building.
Wtf is a nimby
build, build, build!
houses, hospitals, schools. we need dentists and doctors.
we need railways, we need reservoirs. we need infrastructure.
fifteen minute cities are the future. we are suffocating amidst our own countrymen’s selfishness… rooted in the pursuit of capital and some forgone sense of traditionalism.
fuck nimbyism. fuck capitalism. fuck it all.
Put whatever you want near me, more houses, solar farms, wind turbines, battery storage.
Just keep them out of our national parks and places of natural beauty. We have too little wild places as it is, and the ones we have, while windy, are not the places for turbines.
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