The UK government has announced the seven locations that will host large‑scale settlements under its new towns housebuilding initiative.
Each of the sites, which range from stand-alone new developments to expansions of existing towns, will deliver between 10,000 and 40,000 homes, according to the government.
They include: Tempsford, Bedfordshire; Crews Hill and Chase Park, London Borough of Enfield; Leeds South Bank, West Yorkshire; Manchester Victoria North, Greater Manchester; Thamesmead, London Borough of Greenwich; Brabazon and the West Innovation Arc, South Gloucestershire; and Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
A public consultation on the proposed locations and draft planning policy is open until mid-May, with final locations confirmed later in the year.
Labour has repeatedly stressed since coming into power almost two years ago that housebuilding is high on its agenda, pledging to build 1.5 million “safe and decent” homes in the form of new towns and ‘Georgian-style’ houses.
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