More than 1 million new homes could be built over the
next decade if each of the 353 councils in England built just one garden
village of 3,000 new houses, according to a new report by Policy Exchange. The garden
village concept is being proposed as an alternative to the edge of town
development and as a variant of the garden city. Local opposition to development can be
overcome by devolving powers to set up new garden villages from Whitehall to
councils, the report says. If councils do agree to build new garden villages
sufficient to meet their housing need, they would, as a quid pro, be allowed to
rule out having developments around existing communities forced on them through
appeal. Read more on the Policy Exchange website.
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