UK Conservatives pledge sweeping deregulation to cut housing costs

Key measures include the abolition of environmental bodies Natural England and the Environment Agency, with their functions to be brought directly into the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The party also intends to replace existing developer obligations like section 106 agreements and the community infrastructure levy with a simpler "one stop" levy. Furthermore, the Conservatives plan to withdraw from the Aarhus Convention, an international treaty that facilitates public participation in environmental decision-making, to accelerate infrastructure and housing projects.

Griffith also indicated a commitment to speeding up the construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, stating a Conservative government would "do whatever it takes" to achieve this.